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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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OnShift Supports NCAL’s Quality Initiative Goals For Assisted Living

May 4, 2018 | Peter Corless

As an AHCA/NCAL board member, it’s with great pleasure that I get to write this post. The National Center for Assisted Living’s (NCAL) recently announced four priorities in place to guide work for...

Behavioral Healthcare Workforce Issues Top Of Mind At NatCon18

May 2, 2018 | Cari Rosenberger

Be Heard. This was the simple, yet impactful theme which resonated throughout this year’s National Conference 2018 (NatCon18) in Washington D.C. Nearly 5,000 guests were in attendance at the annual...

Workforce Assessment: How Is Your Senior Care Organization Performing?

April 24, 2018 | Mike Pumphrey

How can senior care organizations thrive in today's challenging environment? The answer lies in your workforce. In working with thousands of LTC and senior living providers, we've learned the key...

3 Steps For Dealing With Negative Employee Attitudes In Senior Care

April 20, 2018 | Peter Corless

No one said working in long-term care and senior living was easy. Sometimes personal or work-related factors can influence an employee’s attitude, leading him or her to come off as negative or ...

Employee Rewards For Every Budget

April 6, 2018 | Mike Pumphrey

I recently read an article about the CEO of Commonwealth Senior Living, Richard Brewer, filling up employees' gas tanks to thank them for their hard work. The Richmond, Va. assisted living community...

How To Effectively Create & Manage A Feedback Loop In Senior Care

April 2, 2018 | Mike Pumphrey

Employee feedback loops are an integral part of employee engagement in long-term care and senior living. But not every organization pays close attention to – let alone collects – frequent feedback...

Superheroes in Senior Care: The 2018 OnShift Schedulers of the Year

March 29, 2018 | Jim Rubadue

The saying is true, “not all superheroes wear capes!” And here at OnShift, we call those superheroes long-term care and senior living schedulers.

This year, we were thrilled to receive a record...

How To Use Performance Improvement Plans To Boost Employee Engagement

March 22, 2018 | Peter Corless

Every manager wants to see his or her employees succeed, but sometimes, certain people struggle. And when a manager notices an individual’s performance is not up to par, it may be time to implement...

Staffing To Meet The Needs Of Today’s Senior Care Workforce

March 21, 2018 | Mike Pumphrey

The expectations of the senior care workforce are changing. Flexible schedules, a voice to initiate positive changes and regular recognition for hard work are no longer nice to haves, they are must...

How To Use Exit Interviews To Reduce Turnover In LTC & Senior Living

March 16, 2018 | Peter Corless

Exit interviews can be tricky to conduct and many senior care organizations may not think they’re valuable because the employee has already committed to leave.

However, the exit interview can offer a...

How Senior Care Providers Can Build A Culture Of Compassion

March 7, 2018 | Mike Pumphrey

Showing compassion to employees is necessary in every workplace, but it’s especially important in long-term care and senior living, a demanding, fast-paced industry that's experiencing crippling...

Employee Perks Gaining Traction This Year

March 1, 2018 | Peter Corless

With another year, comes another opportunity to re-evaluate and ramp up the employee perks you offer to attract and retain talent. Are your perks up to par with what your competition is offering?...