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Gearing Up For A Safe & Fun DSP Week 2020
September 11, 2020 | Cari Rosenberger
National Direct Support Professional (DSP) Recognition Week begins this Sunday, September 13 and extends through Saturday, September 19. This annual event honors, celebrates and raises awareness...
Job Boards 101: How Senior Care Providers Can Achieve Better ROI
September 2, 2020 | Tommy Marzella
When it comes to recruiting in senior care, it’s important to cast a wide net to reach as many qualified candidates as possible. Job boards, which connect job seekers and companies looking to fill...
Milestone Retirement Communities is a Vancouver, Washington-based senior living organization that employs 3,900 employees across their 39 buildings in 22 states. Like many providers we work with,...
In a recent survey conducted by Home Health Care News, 44% of home health care providers cited staffing as their greatest challenge heading into 2020. Historically low unemployment and high...
Meeting The Needs Of I/DD Employees During The Crisis
August 11, 2020 | Cari Rosenberger
The impact of COVID-19 has been far reaching. While regulations and safety guidelines seem to be changing every day, one basic truth remains—a stable, engaged workforce is the surest way to achieve...
The Detrimental Cost Of A Bad Hire In Senior Care – It’s Worse Than You Might Think
August 7, 2020 | Jenna Berris
We’ve all heard horror stories about hiring the wrong people. Maybe that person wasn’t qualified, lacked a solid work ethic, had a bad attitude or even mistreated coworkers. In extreme cases, they...
FAQs: Using Texting To Improve Recruiting & Hiring In EMS
August 4, 2020 | Greg Lawton
To better help EMS providers hire top talent in a competitive market, OnShift recently added SMS texting functionality to OnShift Employ, our robust talent acquisition software (TAS). This technology...
What's Behind The $5 Billion SNFs Will Receive Via The Provider Relief Fund
July 29, 2020 | Peter Corless
While the coronavirus pandemic continues to evolve, one thing has held constant – skilled nursing facility residents are extremely vulnerable to this highly contagious and deadly disease. And since...
Honoring Super-Superheroes in Senior Care: The 2020 OnShift Schedulers of the Year
July 28, 2020 | Jim Rubadue
A couple years back we positioned senior care schedulers as superheroes in our annual awards announcement. So, when I sat down to write this year’s blog post, I had trouble coming up with a theme...
4 Pillars For Creating A Sense Of Community In Senior Care
July 24, 2020 | Lisa Fordyce
I recently came across a story on McKnight’s Long-Term Care News that really resonated with me. Martie Moore, a frequent contributor, talked about the idea of creating a sense of community in the...
How To Provide Extra Support For New Leadership During The Crisis
July 23, 2020 | Peter Corless
Throughout the pandemic we’ve talked a lot about how we can better support caregivers. After all, this is the group that is on the front lines, risking their lives to care for residents. The fear and...
