ShiftKey, which connects senior care and other health care professionals with work opportunities, has a new $300 million cash infusion that will move the firm forward towards its next phase of growth. Dallas-based ShiftKey offers a platform where licensed health care staff including registered nurses, certified medical assistants and clinicians can search for and […]
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This article is sponsored by OnShift. This Q&A is based on a Skilled Nursing News virtual Staffing Summit discussion with Peter Corless, Executive Vice President of Enterprise Development at OnShift, and Kim Te Brugge, Vice President of Senior Living & Healthcare at the Goodman Group. The Q&A took place on June 15, 2022. The article […]
Staffing agencies have been in the crosshairs of the health care industry in the past year with new legislation to cap the amount they charge facilities proposed across the country. However, they continue to offer one of the things the workforce values most right now: flexibility. That’s why ShiftKey, one of the largest platforms for […]
Facing mounting agency costs and a continuing workforce crisis, skilled nursing operators are having to be strategic in what staffing options to embrace and which to avoid. A workforce survey report published in December by software company OnShift found 76% of senior care organizations, including nursing homes, often rely on overtime to fill shifts. It’s […]
This year was another rollercoaster for the skilled nursing industry as operators – and truthfully the nation alike – went from the tail end of another covid surge, to the widespread availability of vaccines, then considerable optimism and a possible light at the end of the tunnel, back to another COVID-19 surge and as I’m […]
A survey of more than 2,050 industry professionals found that similar to 2020, burnout (79%) was cited as the top personal challenge facing caregivers and hourly employees today, followed by having to work multiple jobs (55%) and lack of childcare (51%). Of the 96% of respondents who indicated they are facing a staffing shortage, over […]
A survey of more than 2,100 long-term care workers found that more than half of unvaccinated employees plan to leave their job and find one where vaccines are not required. Software firm OnShift collected data from Aug. 19 to Aug. 24, after the Biden administration mandated staff vaccination for Medicare and Medicaid participating long-term care […]
The vast majority of skilled nursing and senior living operators, 84%, are currently tapping agency and temp staff to help with staffing shortages, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care’s (NIC) most recent executive survey. Now in its 31st iteration since the COVID-19 pandemic began, responses were collected from 70 small, […]
An increasing number of skilled nursing facilities have had to depend on staffing agencies, and find other alternative ways to fill shifts, during the height of the pandemic and into this year. Operators have historically tried to use agencies as a last resort because of additional fees associated with the service; residents need to see […]
Vaccine hesitancy among nursing home and senior living workers has substantially declined since the first shots received emergency approval last December, according to a new industry survey. About 62% of post-acute and senior living workers polled by software firm OnShift indicated that they would be willing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, up from 32% in […]
Nursing home operators continue to struggle with attracting and keeping skilled health care workers, a problem that negatively affects quality of care and the bottom line. And while it’s not easy to come up with solutions to this global issue, staffing obstacles persist — and they’re only going to get worse, according to a recent […]
What’s measured is managed. And for those in senior care, what’s measured is also what drives operational success. Download our free whitepaper, Labor Metrics That Matter In Senior Care for a breakdown of the metrics every senior care operator should have in their KPI scorecard, including those that can help your organization: Increase operational efficiencies […]
60% of job seekers abandon their application due to its length or complexity. As senior care providers are struggling to get candidates in the door, our latest white paper explores how to attract superstars with eight modern recruiting best practices. More and more applicants are turning to mobile to complete their job applications, and senior care providers […]
What’s measured is managed. And for those in senior care, what’s measured is also what drives operational success. Download our free whitepaper, Labor Metrics That Matter In Senior Care for a breakdown of the metrics every senior care operator should have in their KPI scorecard, including those that can help your organization: Increase operational efficiencies Reduce excess […]
When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began basing its rating of nursing home staffing levels on payroll records in April of this year, many skilled nursing facilities were found to be underreporting their nursing and caretaking personnel levels. Soon after the New York Times published an analysis of the records by Kaiser Health […]
Implementing a flexible model of staffing could help skilled nursing providers deal with the lows — and potential highs — in occupancy that are expected over the next several years. But to do that, they’ll have to overcome competition from outside sectors, the need to deal with higher-acuity patients, and the complexity inherent in flexible […]
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