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March 28, 2015 | Brad Gaul
What comes to mind when you think of overtime? Is it one of those scary things that you avoid talking about? With budgets tightening due to increasing costs across the board, you’re certainly not...
March 26, 2015 | Jim Rubadue
This is a very exciting week for me because we are recognizing this year’s top schedulers. With over 100 nominations, all with compelling reasons to be honored, this was no easy task. It actually...
March 20, 2015 | Irene Fleshner
“I am finally fully staffed, and then one of my employees resigns.” How often have you experienced this situation? If you’re like many senior care operators, this happens all too frequently. A study...
March 12, 2015 | Mark Woodka
We live in a time where doing business the old, traditional way is no longer working. There is so much change in the senior care industry right now and a lot more coming in the next several years.
March 5, 2015 | Jim Rubadue
Take a look at your staff schedule. Go ahead, I’ll wait...
Unless you are extraordinarily lucky, that schedule very likely has holes, open shifts that you have not yet been able to fill. No reason to...
February 26, 2015 | Irene Fleshner
I went down a circuitous academic path to become a nurse. I started college majoring in political science in Washington DC. Many of my classmates were doing internships on the Hill and thinking about...
February 23, 2015 | Marti Bowman
Before big hair, neon, and Madonna took over the ‘80s, the preppy look was in. Plaid, turned-up collars, and “The Official Preppy Handbook” were like totally the coolest for anyone who wanted to be...
February 13, 2015 | Mike Pumphrey
I was 7 years old when I finally got the courage to ask Christine to be my Valentine. I had the BIGGEST crush on her! She was the girl next door - funny, pretty and most importantly she talked to me....
February 10, 2015 | Jim Rubadue
If I were to tell you that call-offs cost you money and complicate staff scheduling for senior care facilities, you would be perfectly justified in responding, “Thank you, Captain Obvious, for that...
February 5, 2015 | Jim Rubadue
Late last year, USA Today reported on a recent Zogby Analytics survey analyzing Millennials and their use of Mobile Devices. The study made some very interesting discoveries:
February 3, 2015 | Marti Bowman
A couple weeks ago I was sitting in my doctor’s office waiting for my name to be called. I occupied the first few minutes of my wait by flipping through a months-old issue of People Magazine (George...
January 26, 2015 | Mark Woodka
For some strange reason we encourage ourselves to prognosticate about the future annually as one year recedes and another begins. These projections might not always be correct, but I think they...
