Nursing home operators need to really lean into soft skills as the sector continues to face a historic staffing crisis, experts say, focusing more on individualized attention between staff and employer while examining how leadership style and first impressions make a difference in recruiting and retaining staff. Cassie Mistretta, CEO of Senior Living Properties (SLP) […]
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Staff turnover has reached unsustainable levels in the skilled nursing sector, with some staff – particularly certified nursing assistants (CNAs) – leaving faster than they can be replaced. And it goes beyond just raising wages. Despite a 7.13% national hourly wage increase for CNAs in 2021, turnover still increased significantly at the position — jumping […]
More than two years from the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the senior care labor market remains in a state of disruption. The industry has yet to fully recover the jobs lost since early 2020, but some in the space are further along than others. The skilled nursing industry remains 15% below the level […]
In a long-term health care era plagued by staffing concerns and tough headlines about nursing homes, a pair of skilled nursing facilities topped a new list of the best workplaces in aging services. Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Commack, N.Y. and Van Dyk Health Care in Hawthorne, N.J. came in first and second […]