As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, long-term care facilities must keep the ill and elderly safe even as their resources are stretched and staff turnover increases. With each new hire, there is a chance...
Comfort pays big dividends in attracting talent, too
By
Greg Snoddy
Jun 04, 2018
To improve communication with millennial workers, organizations have to do a better job of understanding their motivation.
Way too mathematically challenged
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
May 01, 2018
Nursing shortages are nothing new, and they’re going to get worse. So why haven’t we adopted solutions that other countries have already? There ARE ways to get around this.
Transform your recruiting with the Waddling Goose Technique™
By
Gary Tetz
Jan 25, 2018
At the risk of shameless self-promotion, I’m quite sure I’ve just solved one of the great challenges facing long-term care providers — hiring the right frontline caregivers.
Watching out for the hungry HIPAA
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 03, 2018
Amid all the focus on new rules for nursing homes, we can’t forget the old ones and the need to audit, train and document.
McKnight’s virtual trade show offers 3 free CE credits Tuesday
Jun 15, 2017
Dementia, falls prevention and staffing will be the topics of three separate webinars during the next McKnight’s virtual trade show, which takes place Tuesday and offers three free CE credits.
Don’t fear the millennials
By
Feb 02, 2016
When you’re a young person who began mulling career choices in the midst of the Great Recession, and then went on to pick a profession lovingly referred to as “dying,” odds are you’ll...
Four-year nursing degree still a great choice
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 16, 2014
Good news for career nurses with bachelor’s degrees: You’re killing it compared to teachers, journalists and high school graduates.
What Chipotle can teach long-term care
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 15, 2014
I love Chipotle. What makes the burrito purveyor so great? The real secret might be how it grooms and retains its managers — it’s an approach long-term care leaders might do well to study.
Employers giving too much credit when hiring: research
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2013
Employers often use correspondence bias when hiring, with potentially negative results, a study has found.