Coordinator turnover threatens to cut into reimbursement: survey
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 08, 2021
Nurse assessment coordinators could start leaving long-term care facilities in waves and the resulting shortages would leave nursing homes struggling to capture full reimbursement, new research suggests.
Agency staffing at all-time high, 100% of providers paying OT
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 16, 2021
Long-term care executives are all being forced to pay overtime wages, according to results of a new survey released by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Are nursing homes returning to ‘normal’? Not with this major obstacle
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 16, 2021
Despite occupancy levels that remain at near-historic lows, many operators are reporting that staffing is a more worrisome concern, according to the new findings from the National Investment Center for...
Nothing easy or peasy about this double squeezy
By
John O'Connor
Jun 21, 2021
There’s no reason to wonder if you think operators seem to be a bit tense and morose lately as they look to the future.
Strategies for success: Employee engagement through scheduling called a key for retention
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 21, 2021
Allowing employees to have a say in their own work schedules can go a long way toward alleviating long-term care’s long-standing workforce challenges, according to one expert.
For long-term care operators, every day is Labor Day
By
John O'Connor
Sep 04, 2018
Hope you had a nice Labor Day. For most of the country, it comes around once a year. But if you are leading a long-term care organization, it’s pretty much an everyday event.
Don’t look ‘over there’ to fix staffing over here
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 06, 2017
Whether you’re Republican, Democrat or independent, you might do well to listen to Newt Gingrich, the former House Speaker.
Gingrich: Providers able to fix workforce problems themselves
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 28, 2017
Newt Gingrich tells long-term care providers not to wait for the government to fix their staffing challenges. He also claims some relatively easy solutions are at operators’ fingertips.
The key to keeping employees around? Kindness
By
Jun 27, 2017
We talk a lot about employee retention in this industry — and I mean a LOT. With the current employment climate of the sector, it would be unwise not to. Here’s a key to it.
Agency staffing on the rise? Believe it — and plan for it
By
Steven Littlehale
Nov 21, 2016
The use of contract agency staff to fill nurse aide and licensed nurse vacancies is escalating. This increase is seen across many states, not to mention across the nation as a whole. Yes, we have a well-documented...