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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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Action & Advocacy In The Air At #Argentum19

April 25, 2019 | Lisa Fordyce

This year’s Argentum Senior Living Executive Conference took place in San Antonio, Texas and, as always, the three-day event was chock-full of informative speaking sessions, networking opportunities...

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®

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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...

Why I Love My Career In Aging Services

March 5, 2019 | Lisa Fordyce

It’s National Careers In Aging Week and I can’t tell you how thrilled I am that this week exists. Not only is it instrumental in helping providers reel in the people they need to care for the growing...

Celebrate Careers In Aging

March 1, 2019 | James Balda

Those of us in senior living know how dynamic and rewarding our careers are. Not many industries can match the breadth of our occupations. Whether it’s caregiving and nursing, hospitality, sales and...

3 Ways IDD Providers Can Maximize Their Staff

February 26, 2019 | Cari Rosenberger

IDD providers are no strangers to the current workforce shortage the industry is facing. Demand for services in on the rise. Wages for DSPs remain stagnant and turnover rates average near 50%

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Argentum Introduces New Senior Living Works Program Resources

February 20, 2019 | James Balda

As I’ve talked to senior living operators, I’ve had a chance to learn about the many relationships we have with colleges and universities. I’ve seen successful recruiting fairs, connections with...