Staff Retention

Long-term care is in a pivotal moment. With the senior population growing exponentially as baby boomers require more intensive care, skilled and long-term facilities will require an influx of nurses and...

The fourth installment in the 2023 McKnight’s Workforce Development Forum series kicks off at 10:30 a.m. ET Thursday (June 22).

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...

A recent Washington Post article caught me where I live. It wasn’t about the impact of inflation, the  current geopolitical climate in Europe, or the role of microplastics in our food. This article...

Six people hit home runs during the Philadelphia Phillies’ 7-0 win over Houston in Game 3 of the World Series. One of them was a nursing home CEO.

Lattices and ladders are two of the key tools for attracting and keeping employees to ease the burdens of staffing shortages in the long-term care sector.

Nursing homes that embraced ‘culture change’ maintained core principles in pandemic: study … Syracuse nursing home opens COVID wing after outbreak infects 48 residents and employees … County nursing...

As I reviewed the many recent long-term care happenings and articles to select a topic for this week’s blog, my mind kept returning to the fascinating column by researchers Lindsey Creapeau and Jennifer...

We all know it – staffing (or lack thereof) is a critical issue in long-term care, now more than ever. Recruitment and retention of qualified caregivers are at the forefront of most of our conversations....

Higher pay not a cure-all for nurse retention, study shows … Majority of public support ongoing Aduhelm trials, would accept greater coverage costs, poll finds … 3G mobile network shutdown starts...