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5 Ways Tech Is Changing Employee Engagement In Behavioral Health

May 21, 2019 | Cari Rosenberger

Technology impacts everything we do. It helps us avoid traffic on our way to work. It allows us to binge watch our favorite shows while standing in line at the grocery store. It’s even changed the...

How To Be A High-Performing Senior Care Provider

May 10, 2019 | Tommy Marzella

I recently attended the Ohio Health Care Association’s annual convention and sat in on a session titled The Hero’s Journey: How to Become a High Performing Organization. The speakers discussed the...

Understanding, and Keeping, Our Workforce

May 7, 2019 | James Balda

After a successful Argentum Senior Living Executive Conference, it is natural to take a bit of a breather. But this year, we are pushing ahead into a higher gear. That’s especially true in our...

6 Small Ways To Support Employee Work-Life Balance

May 3, 2019 | Jenna Berris

Technology has changed the way we live and work, and too often blends life and work so seamlessly that we forget to establish barriers between the two. Employers need to be mindful of work-life...

The Key To Being A Person-Centered Provider

April 30, 2019 | Lori Presser

There’s been a lot of talk in the senior care industry recently about this idea of person-centered care, which by definition, “encompasses the activities and services planned according to each...

How To Kick-Start Employee Engagement During Week One

April 10, 2019 | Tommy Marzella

Introducing our First-Week Employee Onboarding Checklist. This follow-up piece to our employee onboarding guide details how to make your new hires feel valued, supported and a part of the team during...

4 Practices Senior Care Organizations Can Adopt From The #1 Place To Work In America

April 5, 2019 | Jenna Berris

Hilton has earned a slew of local and national awards for their workplace culture over the past few years and most recently earned the title of #1 in Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For®

As...

Bravo to the 2019 OnShift Schedulers of the Year

April 3, 2019 | Jim Rubadue

What’s your favorite awards show? The Oscars? The ESPYs? The Emmys? Well, here at OnShift, we’d be lying if we didn’t say ours is the SOTYs – more formally known as the OnShift Scheduler of the Year...

How To Develop Employee Career Paths In Senior Care

March 22, 2019 | Mike Pumphrey

It makes sense that we talk a lot about offering career paths for employees these days. Today’s worker seeks professional development and the opportunity to move up the ranks. But what we often...

5 Goals Every Senior Care HR Department Should Set Today

March 19, 2019 | Jenna Berris

By now you're probably feeling the benefits of that New Year's resolution you put in place a few months ago. Or conversely, if you're like me, you're in the unfortunate situation of having already...

PBJ Update: RN Staffing Under Greater Scrutiny

March 15, 2019 | Peter Corless

A few months back, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced stricter staffing penalties through the Five-Star Quality Rating system. These changes went into effect as planned...

Recap: Argentum Members Advocate For Key Senior Living Issues

March 12, 2019 | Lisa Fordyce

Last week, I met some of senior living’s biggest advocates at Argentum’s Public Policy Institute & Fly-In. The two-day member event allows us to discuss legislative and regulatory challenges in...