Nursing Home Leaders Aim to Harness AI, Data to Beat Staffing and Payment Challenges in 2024

For 2024, the nursing home industry’s focus must be on strategies that prioritize data accuracy, effective leadership, and innovative solutions as facilities evolve to meet changing demands and challenges from staffing. This is the view expressed during a webinar held Thursday based on a survey of our readers on their outlook for 2024 titled, “Skilled […]

The Five Traits of a Successful SNF Administrator — And How To Recruit One

Staffing challenges continue to torment skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and not just at the caregiving level. Often, broader issues within a SNF are traced back to high turnover at the administrative level. As a result, SNF hiring managers should be thinking more critically about attracting the right candidates who will positively impact the facility. “It’s […]

How Skilled Nursing Operators Can Let Employees Do the Hiring

Finding and retaining talented employees remains a top priority for skilled nursing operators, but the wide availability of job-search options online can often feel daunting. Instead of shouting into the void, some SNFs could find success attracting new employees by using the workers they already have, according to a panel discussion at the Senior Housing News Chicago […]

Finding a Structural Solution to Skilled Nursing Staffing Woes

Retaining a staff of talented, motivated employees has remained one of the most vexing problems for skilled nursing operators, as a recovering economy has drastically increased the competition for the best workers. One SNF provider has successfully turned to a clear organizational structure for an answer, while some other senior housing providers have taken even more novel approaches, according […]