How to support depressed workers and reduce absenteeism
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Sep 11, 2018
As a consulting psychologist, my official job is to provide psychological services to the residents of the nursing homes in which I work. Occasionally, though, I’m asked by a department head to informally...
Physical demands on CNAs differ by shift
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2014
Certified nursing assistants who work in long-term care are put in severe postures for their shoulders and elbows at night, and for their neck during the day, according to a new study.
Nursing home aide absenteeism, poor quality indicator scores linked in analysis
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 07, 2014
Nursing homes with high rates of aides calling off have lower quality ratings, a recent report finds.
How Wingate Healthcare resolved every eldercare provider’s worst nightmare
By
Bruce Baron
Jun 21, 2013
Staff call outs are a nursing staff’s worst nightmare and are a prime reason that employee turnover for staff schedulers remains at a high level. Staff call outs often happen at the last minute and...
Absenteeism and turnover in LTC? Death anxiety could be the cause
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
May 03, 2013
I started working in long-term care when I was in my early 30s and I was shocked at first when the residents died. I was used to falling in love with my patients. In order to make it in LTC, I’ve...