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Senior Healthcare Blog

Looking for the latest workforce insights & strategies from top providers & industry experts? You’ve come to the right place. Our award-winning blog features fresh best practices around recruiting, hiring, managing and engaging senior care employees, so grab a fresh cup of joe, pull up a chair and jump right in.

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The Importance Of Celebrating Senior Care Staff During A Crisis

April 7, 2020 | Peter Corless

The coronavirus pandemic has been a challenge for us all – but it’s particularly straining for long-term care and senior living communities that are working around the clock to keep residents and...

Employee Survey Best Practices That Senior Care Providers Can Implement Today

April 1, 2020 | Tommy Marzella

Feeling heard and valued is a basic human need. According to SHRM research, 64% of people agreed that “leaders making decisions without seeking input” was their biggest problem. Today’s workforce...

The Top Workforce Challenges In I/DD & Behavioral Health

March 26, 2020 | Cari Rosenberger

In speaking with providers, one thing remains consistent: the biggest topic on anyone’s mind is recruiting and retaining a stable workforce. And unfortunately, this need becomes even more urgent...

Introducing OnShift Wallet Timely Pay To Help Staff During Challenging Times

March 23, 2020 | Tommy Marzella

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything. While other industries have been mandated to shelter in place, this is not the case for most of you working in senior care. You are going into work and...

Thank You For Taking The Lead In This Tough Time

March 18, 2020 | Peter Corless

Celebrating The Wonderful Women Working In Senior Living

March 13, 2020 | Lisa Fordyce

4 Ways Senior Care Providers Are Redefining The Employee Experience In 2020

March 6, 2020 | Jenna Berris

A recent OnShift workforce survey found that employee turnover is the top concern for providers, closely followed by finding qualified candidates to fill open roles. The majority of respondents also...

[VIDEO] OnShift Partnership Is A 'No Brainer' For Singh Senior Living

March 3, 2020 | Jim Rubadue

Bringing new technology into a senior care community can be a daunting task. And it brings a number of questions to the surface, such as: Will this be easy to use for employees across all levels and...

Understanding, Sustaining & Growing The Direct-Care Workforce

February 27, 2020 | Peter Corless

We talk a lot about the direct-care workforce. We know they are critical to resident care, yet extremely difficult to attract and retain. We also know that we need to recruit 1.3 million more of them...

Gone In A Flash: Will The End Of Adobe Flash Player Impact Your Organization?

February 25, 2020 | Cari Rosenberger

At the end of the year, Adobe will officially end support for their Adobe Flash Player, a web browser plug-in used for embedding media, animation, video and interactive content on website browsers....

[Whitepaper] Creative Recruiting Solutions For A Chaotic Market

February 21, 2020 | Jenna Berris

Recent research revealed that finding qualified candidates is a top challenge for long-term care and senior living providers. And 73% believe this challenge will remain the same or get worse over the...

Spreading Random Acts Of Kindness In Senior Care

February 14, 2020 | Lisa Fordyce

It’s Valentine’s Day – a day dedicated to spreading the love. It's a time to tell all the people in our lives, not just our significant others, how much we cherish and appreciate them. I know we're...