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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...
May 24, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
Senior living providers, take note—the country is making moves on minimum wage hikes.
Both New York and California recently approved measures to gradually increase the minimum wage, meaning that...
May 17, 2016 | Jim Rubadue
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...
May 12, 2016 | Peter Corless
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...
May 9, 2016 | Mark Woodka
Mother’s Day officially kicked off National Nursing Home Week, which occurs this year from May 8-May 14, 2016. During National Nursing Home Week, long-term care communities celebrate the wonderful...
May 5, 2016 | Marti Bowman
Employee turnover is a top concern among post-acute care and senior living providers, and one they’re actively trying to combat amid significant wage pressures and an impending caregiver shortage.
April 29, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
The minimum wage has been a hot topic across the country in recent months—one that we at OnShift have vigilantly tracked. With large organizations like Wal-Mart looking to raise employee pay over the...
April 23, 2016 | Peter Corless
UPDATE: The Department of Labor published the final White Collar overtime rule on May 18, 2016. The salary thresholds are less than predicted at $913 per week and $47,476 per year. The new...
April 15, 2016 | James Balda
The senior living industry will need to recruit 1.2 million new employees by 2025 and must be poised to create working environments and career paths attractive for these workers, according to...
April 5, 2016 | Jim Rubadue
You may be surprised to find out that we’ve had a couple of unique holidays recently – Black Forest Cake Day, Manatee Appreciation Day, and Crayola Crayon Day – who knew?! But at the top of my...
March 31, 2016 | Peter Corless
On March 18, 2016 the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an S&C memo entitled "Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) – Implementation of required electronic submission of Staffing Data for...
March 24, 2016 | Jim Rubadue
How do you feel about change? Bill Murray’s character in the movie “Groundhog Day,” stuck as he was in an endlessly repeating day, eventually comes to appreciate that “Anything different is good.” At...
