Rethinking onboarding to improve caregiver engagement and retention
By
Terra Vicario
May 06, 2024
Caregiver retention in post-acute care has historically been a challenge, but in recent years, the problem has become a crisis. According to the 2023 HCP Benchmarking Report, the turnover rate for...
Improve resident health by reducing employee stress
By
Bruce Baron
Apr 24, 2013
An accomplished director of nursing recently told me that finding replacement staff to cover for staff call-outs is a key contributor to stress at her community. There is technology to help with call-outs.
One simple way to improve the profitability of your nursing home
By
Marco Terry
Jun 11, 2014
Increasing the profitability of any business, especially nursing homes, can be challenging. Most strategies that increase profitability take time and resources, and they have uncertain payoffs. In this...
The case for connectivity in long-term care
By
Mark Byers
May 14, 2014
The Department of Labor estimates that 27 million people will be using some type of paid long-term care services by the year 2050. That’s a sharp rise from the current estimate of eight million who...
Navigating change is the test of true leadership
By
Mark Evin
Jul 26, 2019
Setting up the right processes is critical, but in order for these processes to do their magic, you need wholehearted buy-in from the human beings that make up your organization.
Making the most of your consultant relationship
By
Melissa Reilly, MS, PT
Aug 19, 2013
Finding a good consultant is easier said than done. You have a lot of choices and it’s a big commitment both in time and money. Sure, the rewards can be great — increased revenue, improved quality...
How Wingate Healthcare resolved every eldercare provider’s worst nightmare
By
Bruce Baron
Jun 21, 2013
Staff call outs are a nursing staff’s worst nightmare and are a prime reason that employee turnover for staff schedulers remains at a high level. Staff call outs often happen at the last minute and...
How eldercare providers can save lives
By
Bruce Baron
Jul 03, 2015
Summer is a wonderful time of the year.
Are you ACA 1557 compliant?
By
Will Robertson
Aug 30, 2017
Navigating complex compliance laws can be time consuming and it is often confusing.
When medical home models include palliative care, quality improves
By
Cyndi Seiwert
Sep 07, 2018
This combination of a medical home — a coordinated and family-centric model of care — and palliative care delivered in in the home setting includes advanced care planning, symptom management, as well...