Workforce crisis in LTC: Is it a recruitment problem or a leadership problem?
By
Dana Weaver
Jun 28, 2024
Stop me if you have heard this one before. Senior care is suffering an unprecedented staffing crisis, and it’s not getting better no matter what leadership tries… Yes, you have heard this...
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...
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...
Sharing direct care workers’ stories to support recruitment and retention
By
Robin Klar
May 22, 2023
Direct care workers caring for older adults and people with disabilities—defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as personal care aides, home health aides, and nursing assistants—make up the largest...
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.
As the editors of the June 2021 volume of The Gerontologist put it, “Workforce issues are the most significant challenges facing the long-term care industry.” This special edition of the journal...
People management – The new paradigm
By
Joe Chesney
Aug 04, 2021
Most owner/operators see high turnover and shortage of workers as the top challenges senior healthcare providers face today, a higher priority than census, reimbursement and regulatory issues. Many...
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.