Monday will be Labor Day. This may be as good a time as any to size up the state of labor in senior living.
We have met the enemy …
By
John O'Connor
Apr 11, 2024
How can senior living communities reduce defections? There may not be one silver bullet, but there are lots of good bullets to be found.
Latest job perk: work a shift, get paid
By
John O'Connor
May 30, 2019
Think offering same-day or next-day paychecks would be impossible to execute? Some of the competition is about to start doing exactly that.
Senior living is a pawn in the game of partisan politics
By
John O'Connor
Aug 15, 2019
The current winner-takes-all mood may be giving you a condition that might be described as labor management whiplash.
Talk about a rough Labor Day
By
John O'Connor
Aug 31, 2023
Monday marks Labor Day. But given recent developments, many senior living operators might feel as if they are in a labor daze.
Success may be as simple as focusing on two areas
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 31, 2016
Senior living operators should focus their efforts on two areas, says elder care policy expert Laura Katz Olson, Ph.D. And one is especially important.
May we recommend the chicken, or perhaps the fish?
By
John O'Connor
Nov 09, 2023
Few things are causing more provider angst than the federal government’s newly hatched plan to implement minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes.
Do you know what it feels like to get hit by a board?
By
John O'Connor
Feb 18, 2021
Operators had best prepare for a new reality at the NLRB. Barring an unforeseen development, there’s going to be a yet another new sheriff in town.
‘OK, Boomer’ is not OK
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 27, 2020
Depending on your age, you may find the phrase “OK, Boomer” humorous or infuriating. But there’s only one way to look at it in the workplace.
A subtle staffing challenge that can undermine your senior living organization
By
John O'Connor
Jul 05, 2018
You might want to consider keeping your trustworthy workers as far away as possible from those with bad intent.