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Looking Ahead: 4 Senior Living & LTC HR Trends For Success In 2018
November 29, 2017 | Peter Corless
As 2017 nears its end, long-term care and senior living organizations are making plans for 2018—examining what worked, what needs work and what can be scrapped in the upcoming year. Employee...
5 Tips For Boosting Employee Engagement This Holiday Season
November 21, 2017 | Mike Pumphrey
As some would say, the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year. And I can’t help but agree with that sentiment. The holidays are an ideal time to celebrate with family and friends, reflect...
New Program Elevates Sales Training For Senior Living Professionals
November 17, 2017 | James Balda
One of our focus areas at Argentum is continuing to work toward professionalizing the senior living industry; the initiative aims to help our members build and retain a skilled, knowledgeable...
Creating An Effective Emergency Communications Plan In Long-Term Care
November 13, 2017 | Peter Corless
The Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers rule will be enforceable as of Wednesday, November 15, 2017. This rule, announced last...
Senior Care Managers: The Linchpin of Employee Engagement
November 9, 2017 | Mike Pumphrey
Employee engagement is top of mind for senior care providers, but what about manager engagement? We did some digging into the role that leadership plays in organizational success and found that...
Viva Las Long-Term Care: A 2017 AHCA/NCAL Convention & Expo Recap
November 7, 2017 | Peter Corless
A number of us from OnShift had the pleasure of attending this year’s AHCA/NCAL Convention & Expo in Las Vegas. There was record attendance, with thousands of long-term care and senior living...
6 Tips for Caregiver Success in LTC & Senior Living
October 20, 2017 | Peter Corless
At first glance, today’s low unemployment numbers are positive for the overall economy. But a low unemployment rate nationwide presents particular workforce challenges for long-term care and senior...
Senior Living & LTC Providers: Is Your Feedback Loop Failing?
October 12, 2017 | Peter Corless
Employee feedback is an essential part of organizational success. It ensures that management and employees are on the same page and that both they and the company continue to thrive. Collecting staff...
The Heart of Senior Living is Evident Following Major Hurricanes
October 5, 2017 | James Balda
Following the devastation left by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma across Texas and Florida, we were heartened at Argentum to see the many positive stories of operational success and senior living...
An Employee Retention Game-Changer: The Stay Interview
October 3, 2017 | Peter Corless
Does your long-term care or senior living organization find it’s spending an exorbitant amount of time on new hire interviews, only to have employees churn in and out? This “revolving door” effect is...
Three Key Takeaways from the Argentum Workforce Development Symposium
September 29, 2017 | Marti Bowman
OnShift had the pleasure of partnering with Argentum to conduct the second annual Argentum Workforce Development Symposium. Approximately 50 leading senior living executives descended on Washington...
