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October 24, 2016 | Jim Rubadue
Change is hard. We’ve all experienced the pain associated with change at some point. Perhaps it’s a new exercise program. For a couple of weeks, your body will protest the move from sedentary to...
October 21, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
Social media has taken society by storm, and it affects many areas of daily life, from communication and news consumption to parenting and work.
Nearly two-thirds of American adults use social...
October 20, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
It seems that everything under the sun can be handled directly from a mobile device these days.
Need a ride? There’s an app for that. Want to order food? There’s an app for that, too. Have to get in...
October 4, 2016 | Peter Corless
Believe it or not, calendar Q3 (federal government Q4) has come to an end. It’s now October and you can officially submit all of your PBJ data from the previous quarter.
September 30, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
Fall is my favorite time of year. Not only is pumpkin spice everything back (I know it’s not hip, but it is delicious) but more importantly, it’s my opportunity to visit with providers at association...
September 27, 2016 | Peter Corless
At this years’ Argentum Senior Living Executive Conference in Denver, CO, I had the opportunity to meet with many smart and talented senior living leaders and attend some great sessions on workforce...
September 23, 2016 | Marti Bowman
OnShift made an exciting announcement earlier this year: we’ve partnered with national senior living association Argentum (formerly Assisted Living Federation of America) on a three-year initiative...
September 21, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
Many companies have carefully crafted their onboarding practices, spending a great deal of time welcoming new employees, offering orientations, tours and training. While an onboarding program is...
September 16, 2016 | Mark Woodka
This week, September 11-17, we celebrate National Assisted Living Week. Established by the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) in 1995, this is an opportunity to recognize the important role...
September 14, 2016 | James Balda
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the senior living industry needs to recruit and train more than 1.2 million new employees over the next ten years. Those employees are needed to fill...
September 9, 2016 | Peter Corless
The first Payroll-Based Journal deadline is approaching and CMS is taking some time to clarify their expectations for providers as they prepare their first submission files.
September 6, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
This year, the senior care industry has been marked by many staffing challenges, not least of which is a labor shortage. At the same time, the population of older Americans who will require senior...
