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Senior Healthcare Blog

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.

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Employee Appreciation Should Last More Than A Day

March 2, 2022 | Elise Walton

Did you know Employee Appreciation Day is March 4th? The holiday might have snuck up on you, but you don’t need a special day to celebrate the people who make your organization great. Showing your...

5 Time & Attendance Must-Haves For A Better Employee Experience

February 25, 2022 | Cari Rosenberger

Boosting retention and improving the employee experience is a top priority for many long-term care and senior living providers. In fact, a recent survey found that 83% of providers are placing a high...

Achieve Recruitment Success With Shorter Applications

February 17, 2022 | Elise Walton

It’s tempting to pre-screen job candidates with lots of questions in an application form before communicating with them. However, with today’s ultra-competitive job market, you can’t afford to...

The New Five-Star Staffing Guide Is Here

February 14, 2022 | Elise Walton

Knowing the ins and outs of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Five-Star Quality Rating system is critical to driving census growth. Potential residents and their families,...

Overtime In Post Acute Care and Senior Living: What To Embrace & What To Avoid

February 10, 2022 | Cari Rosenberger

With today’s labor crisis, overtime has become an absolute necessity if you want to staff consistently for quality care and service. In fact, 76% of senior care organizations report they often rely...

Building A Path For Success: Career Development In Senior Care

February 2, 2022 | Peter Corless

We often say that mission is what drives someone to take a job in senior care. They have a calling to care for others and often have had experience caring for an elderly loved one in the past. This...

New CMS 5-Star Quality Rating Calculations Explained

January 26, 2022 | Peter Corless

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that weekend staffing and staff turnover will be published on the Medicare.gov Care Compare website starting this month (January...

OnShift Now Integrates with ADP® Through ADP Marketplace

January 25, 2022 | Cari Rosenberger

As part of our ongoing dedication to help providers maximize value and deliver a great employee experience, OnShift has added two data integrations to ADP Marketplace, a digital storefront of HR...

Employee Turnover & Weekend Staffing Levels Going Public On Nursing Home Compare

January 12, 2022 | Peter Corless

In a memo issued on Friday, January 7, 2022, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that both weekend staffing levels and employee turnover data will be made public on Nursing...

Must-Have Senior Care Employee Perks & Programs To Drive Retention In 2022

January 6, 2022 | Cari Rosenberger

According to our recent Workforce 360 Survey, 96% of senior care providers are facing staffing shortages. Continuously challenged by rising turnover and difficulties finding and hiring qualified...

OnShift’s Top Blog Posts of 2021

December 28, 2021 | Elise Walton

Recruitment. Management. Retention. These are the topics that stand out when we look through our most popular blog posts from the past year, and that’s not surprising. With a competitive hiring...

2021 Reflections And Wishes For A Happy 2022

December 21, 2021 | Mark Woodka

Every year at OnShift, we select a word to help inspire us for the year ahead. But after the events of 2020, we wondered, what word could possibly best represent what waited for us in 2021? After...