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November 13, 2020 | Marti Bowman
Lower occupancy, massive PPE costs, testing expenses and increased reliance on overtime and agency staff are the reality for the majority of senior care providers today. And according to Mark...
October 30, 2020 | Cari Rosenberger
Nothing is more important to senior care organizations than keeping residents and employees safe – and the pandemic has brought to light just how true that commitment is. Fortunately, vast...
October 14, 2020 | Cari Rosenberger
Costs in healthcare are on the rise—particularly for I/DD providers caring for clients in a group home or residential setting. Due to the pandemic, many have seen increases in employee call-offs and...
October 7, 2020 | Jenna Berris
As a former journalist, I was so pleased when I was asked to put on my “reporter hat” and attend the Argentum Senior Living Executive Virtual Conference workforce track sessions, which OnShift...
October 6, 2020 | Cari Rosenberger
Time theft is expensive and often a hidden business cost for long-term care and senior living providers. Time theft, also referred to as “time fraud,” is when employees receive pay for hours not...
October 2, 2020 | Lisa Fordyce
I had the pleasure of chatting with the very impressive Eleanor Alvarez, founder and president of The Ganzhorn Suites and LeaderStat, and a recent McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor...
September 30, 2020 | Lisa Fordyce
Last week I attended Argentum’s annual conference, which was of course held virtually this year. While I think many of us are still new to conducting business this way, I have to say I was extremely...
September 24, 2020 | Peter Corless
Nothing about the COVID-19 pandemic has been easy for long-term care and senior living providers. And we are now going on seven months of what we can only call managed chaos – among other things like...
September 14, 2020 | Lisa Fordyce
Happy National Assisted Living Week! This year’s theme is “Caring is EssentiAL,” a nod to the heroic, essential caregivers fighting COVID-19 on the front lines. This week is not only a time to...
August 28, 2020 | Cari Rosenberger
OnShift recently had the pleasure of hosting a webinar with Becky Albertson, HR Enabling Technologies Analyst at Good Samaritan Society – Sanford Health, in which she shared how her organization is...
August 26, 2020 | Lisa Fordyce
I had the pleasure of interviewing my former colleague and friend of many years, Wendy Simpson, who recently received the McKnight’s Women of Distinction Lifetime Achievement Award.
Wendy has served...
August 21, 2020 | Jim Rubadue
Milestone Retirement Communities is a Vancouver, Washington-based senior living organization that employs 3,900 employees across their 39 buildings in 22 states. Like many providers we work with,...
