Looking for the latest workforce insights & strategies from top providers & industry experts? You’ve come to the right place. Our award-winning blog features fresh best practices around recruiting, hiring, managing and engaging senior care employees, so grab a fresh cup of joe, pull up a chair and jump right in.
Subscribe to the OnShift Blog
Reinvesting Savings to Drive Quality, Lower Costs in Long-Term Care
July 30, 2014 | Marti Bowman
Our country is transitioning into a new healthcare model, one that focuses on coordinated care throughout the healthcare continuum. This network delivery model encourages the effective utilization of...
Why Tired, Burned Out Workers Should Be Your Wake-Up Call
July 30, 2014 | Kevin Holtz
Most of the long-term care and senior living communities I’ve worked with consider overtime a cost concern, and rightly so. But even though monetary cost is definitely a worry in today’s environment,...
Technology for Recruiting & Retention in Long-Term Care
July 24, 2014 | Mike Pumphrey
Employee turnover. Did you just cringe? It’s no secret that turnover is a big problem in senior care. Finding and keeping great staff is an issue all the way around – for administrators, co-workers,...
How New Overtime Rules Could Impact Your Labor Costs
April 2, 2014 | Mark Woodka
I've been keeping my eye on the government’s efforts to potentially increase the federal minimum wage, which could rise to $10.10/hour. After all, shift-based workers make up the majority of the...
OnShift Scheduler of the Year Awards: The Results Are In!
March 12, 2014 | Jim Rubadue
While I was watching the Winter Olympics (yes, I was cheering for the Jamaican bobsled team – how could I not?!), I was reminded of the talent and dedication that drive world-class winning teams. It...
Executives: Engage Your Workforce with Mobile Scheduling
January 29, 2014 | Mark Woodka
2013 was a big year: Royal baby George made an appearance, the Packers made it to the playoffs (yes, they made it in 2013 but then blew the game early this year), and Dennis Rodman… well, let’s not...
Senior Housing News Summit 2014: Look Forward Not Back
January 24, 2014 | Marti Bowman
I attended the third annual Senior Housing News Summit in Chicago last week with over 200 people who operate, own, develop, invest in, and/or market to the senior living industry. The event kept the...
I recently read a post in the Long-Term Living blog, and it really got me thinking about the time nurses spend with residents and patients. Kathleen Mears, a nursing home resident, has witnessed...
Senior Living in 2014: What Are Your Top Priorities?
January 11, 2014 | Mark Woodka
I’ve been considering what my “top predictions in 2014” list might look like for some time, even in between holiday parties and visits with my in-laws (make that especially during visits with my...
The headlines in our industry as of late have been filled with some real downers: Cuts, Reductions, Survival, Fight of Our Lives, and the list goes on… There’s good reason, given the 11.1% Medicare...
