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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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3 Tips To Measure Employee Performance In LTC & Senior Living

February 15, 2018 | Peter Corless

For long-term care and senior living organizations, providing the best care and services starts and ends with their employees. But how can you measure employee performance without micromanaging...

[INFO] 5 Quick Scheduling Tips For Caregivers In LTC & Senior Living

February 9, 2018 | Mike Pumphrey

Work-life balance. It might just sound like the latest buzzword in employee engagement but for today’s workforce, it’s a must have. Millennials and Gen Zer’s are taking over the workplace. And they...

5 Tips For Creating An Awesome Senior Care Onboarding Program

February 5, 2018 | Tommy Marzella

With just a little over a week working at OnShift, I can already tell it’s going to be a great fit. Starting a new job is never easy – new employees, expectations and technology make the experience...

How To Build A Rewards Program That Boosts Employee Engagement

February 2, 2018 | Peter Corless

A fun and inclusive rewards program is an essential component for attracting, engaging and retaining employees, particularly for post-acute care and senior living providers struggling with...

Argentum Analyzes Senior Living Labor Trends In A Dynamic Economy 

January 30, 2018 | James Balda

The senior living industry is thriving thanks to its popular consumer-driven model serving the needs of the nation’s growing population of older adults. But like all industries, senior living...

CMS Expects PBJ Data To Soon Impact Five-Star Ratings

January 25, 2018 | Peter Corless

According to a recent memo, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be releasing the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) data for the third quarter of the calendar year 2017 to the public...

6 Tips For Recruiting To Senior Care From Outside The Industry 

January 23, 2018 | Peter Corless

New year, same situation: a growing staff shortage, high turnover rates and a 4.2 percent unemployment rate nationwide. In 2018, long-term care and senior living organizations will again be neck and...

The Top 10 Long-Term Care & Senior Living Blogs Of 2017

January 19, 2018 | Marti Bowman

2017 was an action-packed 365 days for all of us at OnShift, with our efforts each and every day focused on helping senior care providers address their most critical workforce challenges.

Profile Of A Superstar Scheduler In Senior Care

January 12, 2018 | Jim Rubadue

An unwavering commitment to the job, the ability to swiftly manage call-offs to ensure proper coverage, and being a key contributor to better manager-employee communication in the workplace. These...

2017 Reflections & Hope For What's To Come In Senior Care

December 20, 2017 | Mark Woodka

It’s hard to believe we’ll be closing the door on 2017 in just a matter of days. Around this time, I always try to look back over the previous months. When I consider 2017 in retrospect, it has been...

What Will The Senior Care Workforce Look Like In 2030?

December 14, 2017 | Peter Corless

As we enter the final months of 2017, long-term care and senior living organizations are finalizing programs and new initiatives for 2018. I’ve even heard that many are starting to plan for 2019 and...

5 Predictors Of Employee Turnover In Long-Term Care & Senior Living

December 8, 2017 | Peter Corless

Gone are the days of employees staying with a single employer for 30-plus years. In fact, today’s mostly millennial workforce is more likely than any other generation to “job hop,” according to a ...