How Senior Living Communities Can Improve Employee Retention

In a recent survey of senior housing operators, ninety percent of respondents reported current staffing shortages! Yes, attracting new talent is key to staying staffed. However, senior living communities should consider putting the bulk of their time and energy into retaining their existing employees. How can senior living leaders create a workplace that fosters loyal… Read more »

How Poor Candidate Experiences Derail Your Recruitment Efforts

One of the most often-overlooked aspects of a recruitment process is what the interview experience is like for the candidates. Are they made to wait weeks for the next interview step? Are they given accurate information about the opportunity? Did they receive adequate feedback after the interviews? The recruitment process doesn’t happen in a vacuum,… Read more »

Quiet Quitting: Separating the Symptom from the Cause

Quiet Quitting in Healthcare

Quiet quitting. What began as a viral video has become one of the most talked about (and written about) topics this year. Is it a valid phenomenon, or is it nothing more than catchy clickbait? To a certain degree, the answer to that question does not matter. Rather than debating the significance of the symptoms,… Read more »

Does Your Healthcare Organization Have a Succession Plan?

Tips for Creating a Succession Plan for Healthcare Executives

The wave of boomers retiring is reaching its full crest. This is not news, of course, but their mass exodus from the workforce has created a problem that many have dubbed “The Great Retirement.” The solution, in part, is to identify the next generation of leaders to fill their shoes. In addition to closing the… Read more »

Make Your Words Matter

Humans speak their first fully-formed words sometime between 9 – 12 months of age. It’s a big deal, delighting our parents and launching us into the world of interactive communication. For the rest of our lives, words are the foundation of (almost) everything we do. Psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson says, “If you can think, speak,… Read more »

5 Ways Senior Living Communities Can Recruit Competitively

Good news: Senior Living community occupancy rates are finally picking back up following the losses during the pandemic. The bad news is that the Senior Living industry workforce is at the lowest point in the last fifteen years. This means that communities across the country are scrambling to rebuild their teams to keep up with… Read more »

Should I Include Salary in a Job Ad? Yes!

We hear a lot of objections from employers about including pay in job advertisements: “We don’t want competitors to know our rates.” “We’ll lose our negotiating power.” “It might rustle current employees’ feathers.” The list goes on and on. But in a tough labor market, these objections are slowly becoming obsolete. When employers are not… Read more »

The Four Most In-Demand Skills for Healthcare Executives

According to a recent report, the average tenure of C-suite executives is about 5 years. This, combined with the impact of “The Great Resignation” on the healthcare industry means that organizations are dealing with a wave of executive talent turnover. As facilities grapple with COVID and heightened public scrutiny in the past few years, what… Read more »