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Senior Healthcare Blog

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Optimizing Onboarding At All Levels Of A Senior Care Organization

November 22, 2019 | Jenna Berris

Turnover is still top of mind for organizations as we inch closer to 2020. And while no one seems to have discovered the magic bullet to solve it, many are looking to their onboarding process as a...

Ready To Reduce New Hire Turnover? We Can Help!

November 13, 2019 | Tommy Marzella

A few years back, a theme we know all too well today reared its ugly head. I'm talking about employee turnover in senior care. To help, we worked with providers and industry experts to launch OnShift...

Honoring a Legend: Introducing the Granger Cobb Institute for Senior Living

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...

Combat Rising Labor Costs With These 3 Strategies From Top Providers

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...

The Art Of Storytelling

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...

4 Interview Questions That Prevent New Hire Turnover In IDD & Behavioral Health

October 22, 2019 | Cari Rosenberger

Hiring is a time-consuming process. You have to screen candidates and review applications, and then there’s the interview process itself. When you think you’ve found the right fit, you extend an...

Join Us For Our Webinar Series On Employee Turnover

October 18, 2019 | Tommy Marzella

40% of turnover in senior care happens during the first 90 days of employment and the median turnover for CNAs sits at 51%. Needless to say, employee turnover in senior care is top of mind for the...

PDPM: The Top Stories & Tips For Success

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...

How To Use Staff Feedback To Boost Employee Retention & Performance

October 9, 2019 | Jenna Berris

These days, the long-term care provider that does not gather employee feedback finds it harder to sustain success. In fact, all employers are being tasked with increasing their feedback process in...

How OnShift Helped Vista Springs Boost Staff Satisfaction & Reduce Turnover

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...

Cultivating The Next Class Of Leaders In Senior Care

September 26, 2019 | Tommy Marzella

Good leaders are hard to find but can make or break employee morale, culture and team dynamics at your organization. In fact, it's estimated that only 10% of working people possess the talent needed...

Key Takeaways From The 2019 LeadingAge Ohio Annual Conference

September 13, 2019 | Lori Presser

I recently attended the LeadingAge Ohio conference in Columbus. This yearly event plays host to several hundred association members who come ready to learn and connect with their aging services...