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September 1, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
Scheduling in the senior care space can be a complicated task. Between filling vacant shifts, monitoring overtime and managing labor costs, things can quickly get off track. This can affect not only...
August 30, 2016 | Marti Bowman
When it comes to senior care staffing, many long-term care and senior living providers are scrambling to figure out how to best manage the millennial generation. A lot of the talk is focused on what...
August 26, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
Scheduling in senior care can be complicated. If it’s not staff turnover getting you down, it’s call-offs or an avalanche of PTO requests. When scheduling is done correctly, it can save your...
August 19, 2016 | James Balda
Argentum is a strong advocate for senior living and we’re constantly working to address the workforce issues that are most pressing to the industry. A strong and robust workforce of qualified...
August 16, 2016 | Jim Rubadue
Senior care scheduling is no easy task. You may not realize it, but your scheduler wears many different hats within your organization. Schedulers often play therapist, doctor and mediator for your...
August 11, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
We’ve heard it time and again in the senior care space—the workforce shortage is upon us. That means competition is fierce for attracting new candidates, and post-acute and senior living providers...
August 9, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
Senior care has always had to compete for talent with retail, fast food, and other entry-level employers. But as the minimum wage rises across the country, pressure mounts at an unprecedented level....
August 1, 2016 | James Balda
It’s an exciting time of year around the Argentum offices. We’ve been hard at work on our upcoming issue of Senior Living Executive, which is a personal favorite of mine every year.
July 27, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
A one size fits all approach to managing your staff is rarely sufficient for post-acute and senior living providers, especially when it comes to communication. But effective communication is key in...
July 22, 2016 | Peter Corless
Overtime has always been a concern for senior care communities as they strive to manage their labor budget as efficiently as possible. However, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new overtime rule has...
July 19, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
Senior living and post-acute care providers have become increasingly concerned with engagement within their labor forces. Between high turnover rates, a majority-millennial workforce and a steady...
July 14, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
Do you ever go to your refrigerator at dinner time to see what food you have available to create a meal? And once you take a look there just doesn’t seem to be anything there--and so you order...
