Expanded employee recruiting efforts and optimized daily staffing practices will be in focus at a McKnight’s webcast starting at 1 p.m. Eastern Time on Aug. 2
Recruiting to reduce turnover in LTC
By
Frederick Morgeson, Ph.D.
Nov 06, 2013
Organizations must take steps as early as possible in the employee lifecycle to address dysfunctional turnover. From selection to ‘onboarding,’ there are specific strategies to improve employee...
Providers offering more drastic incentives for new nursing hires
Jan 07, 2009
Hospitals and nursing facilities around the country are getting more dramatic in their efforts to attract new employees in the face of a worsening nurse shortage, according to a recent report.
AHCA to Congress: More long-term care nurses needed
Dec 02, 2008
Congress should enact reforms that bolster the long-term care workforce and help address the nursing shortage, the American Health Care Association told lawmakers Monday.
You’re fired! Welcome to the team
By
Gary Tetz
May 09, 2012
The holy grail of long-term care hiring would have to be the ability to divine in advance who will end up becoming a personnel liability and workplace nightmare. Most providers try to do that with a combination...
Long-term care struggling to hold onto employees, expert explains
May 12, 2011
A year after healthcare reform became law, finding and keeping good industry employees continues to be a massive challenge, especially in long-term care, an expert in healthcare recruitment and retention...
Late-career leverage: Upheaval spells opportunity
By
Adriane Willig
Aug 14, 2013
Whatever the situation, “experienced” long-term care leaders looking for work need to understand that the landscape is different.
Onboarding strategies that make a difference
By
Kendra Nicastro
Jami Brett
Dec 04, 2020
“Of course, we onboard. Doesn’t everyone?” While most facility leaders would say their organizations use onboarding for new hires, the real question to consider is how effective that...
Report: Nearly 1 in 10 nurse positions unfilled
Feb 04, 2008
Nearly 8% of full-time equivalent nursing staff positions aren’t being filled, according to directors of nursing polled in the newly released Senior Care Digest Interdisciplinary Report.
Robot nurses to care for aging Japanese
Mar 30, 2009
Japan, like many countries around the world, is facing a serious shortage of caregivers to look after its rapidly growing elderly population. Unlike others, however, it is about to create an army of robot...