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The Benefits of Using Staffing Performance Data in Senior Care
June 28, 2016 | Shelly Szarek-Skodny
Labor management and labor costs are what drive the senior care industry. Other key elements to success are recruitment, retention and productivity. As the CEO of Century Oak Care Center, a...
Standards of Senior Living Encourage Commitment to Excellence
June 22, 2016 | James Balda
This year, Argentum launched the first phase of professional standards for operators of senior living communities, complementing the state laws and regulations governing the operation of those...
How to Manage ‘Emotional Labor’ Among Senior Care Staff
June 21, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
We all know the feeling of coming to work and having to put on a happy face despite something personal or emotional going on in our lives. Well, senior living’s frontline staff knows that experience...
The Payroll-Based Journal July 1 Start Date: What it Really Means
June 16, 2016 | Peter Corless
If you’re a long-term care professional, it’s very likely you’ve heard a time or two that Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) starts July 1st. PBJ represents a large shift in the way staffing data is...
4 Steps to Eliminate Staffing Gap Risks in Senior Care
June 13, 2016 | Jim Rubadue
Staffing gaps are a real concern for senior care providers and can put your organization at risk—disputes over staffing levels can even lead to legal action. While senior care organizations strive to...
5 Payroll-Based Journal Gotchas and How to Avoid Them
June 9, 2016 | Peter Corless
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has long recognized staffing as an integral part of the quality care puzzle, and last year introduced the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) as an...
Advance Your Senior Living Career with Director Certifications
June 7, 2016 | James Balda
Workforce development has been identified by Argentum as a key imperative critical to the future of the senior living industry. With the growing need for highly skilled, dedicated workers, it is more...
Don't Let Millennial Job-Hopping Derail Your Senior Care Workforce
June 2, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
Millennials can be a force to be reckoned with in the workforce, and their recruitment, retention and engagement are proving increasingly important in senior living. When it comes to millennials and...
10 Frequently Asked Questions about Payroll-Based Journal
June 1, 2016 | Peter Corless
If you work in long-term care, Payroll-Based Journal reporting is no-doubt at the top of your to-do list. You’re not alone if you have yet to register with CMS, or if you’re still not sure how you...
It’s conference season and I recently had the opportunity to attend the Ohio Health Care Association’s (OHCA) annual conference. And even though my travel schedule has me ingratiating myself with the...
The first deadline for Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) is looming. Mandatory collection of PBJ data begins July 1st. Submissions must be received by the end of the 45th calendar day (11:59 PM Eastern...
