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November 26, 2019 | Jenna Berris
This year, we did things a little differently. Rather than have one our bloggers do the talking in our annual Thanksgiving post, we wanted to get the perspective of some of the hardest working, most...
November 12, 2019 | Lisa Fordyce
I had the pleasure of attending the official naming of the Granger Cobb Institute for Senior Living and it was the sort of event that made me appreciate all that this industry has to offer. The...
November 8, 2019 | Jenna Berris
The long-term care and senior living industries continue to grapple with rising labor costs resulting primarily from high employee turnover and a growing workforce shortage. According to the annual...
October 30, 2019 | Marti Bowman
Great leaders are hard to find. And excellent leaders, the kind who leave larger-than-life legacies, well, those come along only once in a blue moon. Case in point, the late Granger Cobb, former...
October 25, 2019 | James Balda
If you have children—or ever were one—you know how powerful storytelling can be. The shame is that somewhere along the way many of us forget how to tell a good story. I think it happens as we’re...
October 17, 2019 | Peter Corless
It’s been a little over two weeks since the new Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) went into effect. And if we’ve learned anything from the months leading up to it, it’s that change is the one...
October 15, 2019 | Lori Presser
October is Residents’ Rights Month – an event that celebrates and promotes awareness of dignity, respect, and the rights of those in long-term care communities under the federal Nursing Home Reform...
October 4, 2019 | Jenna Berris
While generators, evacuation plans and the like are all very important, one of the most critical elements of any emergency preparedness plan is being able to quickly communicate with employees, both...
September 27, 2019 | Jim Rubadue
Vista Springs – who operates 13 communities in Ohio and Michigan and offers assisted living and memory care services – approached OnShift with many of the same challenges that long-term care and...
September 6, 2019 | Jenna Berris
Today’s job market strongly favors workers over employers in the U.S., and figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicates it will continue to be that way for the foreseeable future.
The...
August 28, 2019 | Jim Rubadue
Let’s go back to 2013. The world welcomed a new royal baby. Scientists discovered that Mars may have once supported life. And OnShift introduced their mobile app for employees. I know, I know. The...
August 16, 2019 | Cari Rosenberger
It’s no secret. At the end of the day, managing a staff schedule in a group home setting can be down right painful. Last minute call-offs and no shows can send your schedule into a frenzy. Filling...
