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NEW WHITEPAPER: The Ultimate Guide To Mobile Recruiting In Senior Care
December 10, 2018 | Tommy Marzella
Recruiting top talent is challenging in any industry. But high competition, low unemployment and high turnover make it particularly difficult for long-term care and senior living providers -- an...
PBJ Update: Low Staffing Levels To Impact Survey Activities
December 5, 2018 | Peter Corless
Late last week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will now use Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) data to identify and provide State Survey Agencies a list of nursing homes...
Winning Workforce Strategies From Top Senior Living Operators
December 4, 2018 | Lisa Fordyce
I recently had the privilege of sitting on a workforce panel at the InterFace Seniors Housing Northeast Conference. Myself and the other participants, who hold senior care operations roles, were...
How To Kick-Start Employee Engagement In Behavioral Health
November 29, 2018 | Cari Rosenberger
When you ask healthcare providers what keeps them up at night, high employee turnover is likely near the top of their list. The average turnover rate in healthcare is 20.6%. For behavioral health...
Strategies For Balancing Care, Cost & Service In 2019
November 27, 2018 | Cari Rosenberger
Welcome to our Getting Ready For 2019 blog series! Over the course of the next few weeks we'll share some key areas providers need to focus on to ensure success in the new year. One priority at the...
Let Us Give Thanks For Friends, Family & Caregivers Everywhere
November 20, 2018 | Johanna Ameche
Year after year, the holiday season seems to sneak up on me so quickly, but when I stop to think about the past year, I have so many great memories and so much to be thankful for.
How LTC & Senior Living Providers Can Hire Job Applicants In One Hour
November 14, 2018 | Tommy Marzella
A lot goes in to sourcing, interviewing and hiring new candidates. When you factor in all of the areas out of your control, such as background checks and drug screenings, it starts to get even more...
4 Ways Providers Can Use Mobile To Recruit Quality Candidates
November 12, 2018 | Tommy Marzella
Look around you. Smartphones are everywhere. They’re in the hands of people walking down the street, propped up on every treadmill at your gym and even sitting on the table during your morning team...
LeadingAge Strives To Solve Senior Care Workforce Challenges
November 7, 2018 | Anne Weisel
What do OnShift, goats and Ben Franklin have in common? They were all present at LeadingAge 2018 – the annual event for non-profit senior care organizations.
Evaluating Behavioral Health Software - 5 Questions To Ask
November 2, 2018 | Cari Rosenberger
When it comes to tech adoption, it’s time for health and human services providers to speed things up. This was the main focus of Monica Oss’s closing keynote at the recent 2018 OPEN MINDS Technology...
Ghosted By Candidates? Here Are 10 Reasons Why & How To Fix Them
October 29, 2018 | Tommy Marzella
Halloween may only last one day - but the scary reality of losing out on top-notch talent is a year-long event for some long-term care and senior living providers. What's even more haunting? The...
Senior Care HR Professionals Share Their Favorite Tactics For Hiring & Engaging Employees
October 25, 2018 | Jenna Berris
Last week, at theOhio Health Care Association 2018 Human Resources Conference, HR professionals gathered for a roundtable to answer the age-old question: how do we solve recruitment and retention...
