Employee Retention

Nursing jobs are three times more likely to include a signing bonus than other professions, according to Indeed. These financial incentives are designed to draw attention, make job ads stand out, and entice...

Retaining and keeping dedicated staff is paramount in senior care. A key strategy for this is implementing the “stay interview,” a proactive approach to understanding employee experiences, concerns...

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed care delivery. Due to technological innovations, many services have shifted away from traditional health facilities to home-based care. Telehealth advancements and...

Career stall-out is a frustration that many individuals in senior living and care know deeply and painfully. It can be extremely difficult for people to advance in senior care without additional training...

“This makes me feel so valued.” Scrolling through social media, my eyes were drawn into the post and the picture. What made the individual feel valued? Her employer sent pizza on her birthday while...

Staffing shortages in nursing homes are worse now than ever before. In 2019, 588,000 certified nursing assistant (CNA) positions in nursing homes needed to be filled. Since the start of the pandemic, 238,000...

In looking for the best answers on how to address historic staffing challenges in senior living, according to a “human capital” expert, the secret is to go back to the future.

The leaves were singing to me, shimmering in the sunlight of the cool mountain air. I had been asked to speak at a conference and decided to fly in the day before and head to the mountains to see the quaking...

There are levels to every organization, and after seeing the results of this year’s Mood of the Market survey by McKnight’s, we must keep in mind that the respondents were nearly all administrators...

Benefits that aren’t customized to your employees just don’t resonate. Ultimately, they don’t result in higher engagement or retention for your organization.