What does mood have to do with the state of affairs? As it turns out, a lot.
Sometimes you can sleep off a bad mood. This is not one of those times in long-term care.
Staffing
Labor help you can’t believe in
Elon Musk is apparently not satisfied with disrupting the transportation, space exploration and telecommunications sectors. Now he is setting his sights on long-term care.
Innovative ideas for MDS staffing
Today, if you search for MDS jobs nationwide you will find a staggering number of open positions. On any given day you can find more than 1,200 to 1,400 open positions across the United States. That’s just under 10% of all skilled nursing facilities that are experiencing MDS turnover — and in some areas, it…
Agency staffing at all-time high, 100% of providers paying OT
Long-term care executives are all being forced to pay overtime wages, according to results of a new survey released by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Nursing home vaccine mandates: Damned if you do, damned if you don’t
Many people might not fully realize what long-term care operators are facing when it comes to whether to require COVID-19 vaccinations as a condition of employment. Here’s a breakdown in simple terms. First, you can require staff be vaccinated, lose even more staff, lower occupancy to meet staffing requirements, but have more liability protection. Or…
People management – The new paradigm
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 providers have tried band-aid strategies to address this huge challenge, including flex schedules, technology, various bonus programs, ad infinitum! I am sure each provider can add to…
Are nursing homes returning to ‘normal’? Not with this major obstacle
Despite occupancy levels that remain at near-historic lows, many operators are reporting that staffing is a more worrisome concern, according to the new findings from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Operate like a staffing agency to optimize your workforce
If we learned anything during the pandemic, it’s that minutes matter. COVID quickly exposed the importance of knowing when and where to find and deploy staff resources – and the need to do so fast. Senior care communities and other healthcare organizations learned the hard way how to balance staff schedules to meet surging demand,…
New minimum staffing mandates finalized for NY providers
New York nursing homes will soon be required to meet minimum staffing requirements Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed two measures that set statewide mandates for nursing homes and hospitals.
Nothing easy or peasy about this double squeezy
There’s no reason to wonder if you think operators seem to be a bit tense and morose lately as they look to the future.
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