Improving your staff turnover rate in assisted living
By
David Peasall
Mar 31, 2014
Assisted living communities have always had high turnover rates – generally attributed to the prevalence of non-professional/low paying jobs. Estimates for staff turnover range from a low of 21%...
Being an employer of choice: strategies for attaining and retaining great employees
May 25, 2022
[Partner content] An employer of choice stands out among the competition by offering unique benefits beyond surface-level promises. In this episode with Jason McGovern, director of business development,...
Grace needed at separation: People don’t forget
By
Jeff Kortes
Dec 16, 2013
Handing in your resignation is rarely an easy event. As a leader, be it a program manager, assistant or an administrator, ask yourself this question: How do I treat people when they resign to take another...
The Haddits have left the building
By
John O'Connor
Jul 12, 2021
We’re seeing some unusual developments as long-term care recovers.
The solution to your staffing problems? Listen, learn, change
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 02, 2022
With more than 40 years in healthcare as a provider, and more significantly as a strategic market analyst, Irving Stackpole knows a thing or 300 about your business and the struggles you face.
Onward and upward — what’s motivating your job change?
By
Gary Tetz
Jul 21, 2014
After stealthily observing long-term care professionals in the wild for the past 15 years or so, I’ve come to see you as a perplexing and elusive study in contrasts. Perhaps you haven’t noticed...
The keys to reducing turnover in long-term care
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Feb 07, 2014
The turnover rate in long-term care is a very significant problem, so I dug into the research about it. Some of the findings were shocking. Others were simply very disappointing. Here’s what I found,...
The key to keeping employees around? Kindness
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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.
How would staff score you on a retention audit right now?
By
Cara Silletto
Feb 03, 2022
Now that most of us have given up on our initial New Year’s resolutions, perhaps it’s time to set some more realistic expectations for the year. Don’t worry; we can do it together. At this exact...
Recruitment and retention tips direct from frontline workers
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Aug 02, 2017
Long-term care managers need to understand what they can do to make their workplaces as employee-centered as possible — or risk losing out on the best workers, experts and front-liners alike emphasized...