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July 27, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
A one size fits all approach to managing your staff is rarely sufficient for post-acute and senior living providers, especially when it comes to communication. But effective communication is key in...
July 19, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
Senior living and post-acute care providers have become increasingly concerned with engagement within their labor forces. Between high turnover rates, a majority-millennial workforce and a steady...
July 14, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
Do you ever go to your refrigerator at dinner time to see what food you have available to create a meal? And once you take a look there just doesn’t seem to be anything there--and so you order...
July 7, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
The rise of Millennials in the workforce is causing many managers to scratch their heads in supervisory confusion.
They’re not motivated by money? They can’t be swayed by traditional incentives? They...
June 21, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
We all know the feeling of coming to work and having to put on a happy face despite something personal or emotional going on in our lives. Well, senior living’s frontline staff knows that experience...
June 2, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
Millennials can be a force to be reckoned with in the workforce, and their recruitment, retention and engagement are proving increasingly important in senior living. When it comes to millennials and...
May 24, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
Senior living providers, take note—the country is making moves on minimum wage hikes.
Both New York and California recently approved measures to gradually increase the minimum wage, meaning that...
April 29, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
The minimum wage has been a hot topic across the country in recent months—one that we at OnShift have vigilantly tracked. With large organizations like Wal-Mart looking to raise employee pay over the...
February 19, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
Establishing career paths and promoting career development have increasingly come into focus for senior living providers seeking to combat turnover and bolster a consistent workforce. They can also...
January 21, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
When the owner of 80 California nursing homes last week purchased 18,000 Powerball tickets for his employees and residents and one nurse believed she had won, that owner easily could have been named...
January 6, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
A dwindling labor force, significant wage pressures and a sometimes grueling work environment overwhelmed by increasing resident acuity are reasons recruiting and retaining an effective staff in the...