Don’t count on the federal government repealing or delaying a rule requiring companies to disclose the discrepancy between CEO compensation and the median compensation of employees.
Getting that elephant in the room to start dancing
By
John O'Connor
May 05, 2016
While some senior living operators are cursing the darkness, other innovative ones are trying to light a candle to address the biggest challenge facing the industry.
Make sure you’re giving employees reasons to want to go to work
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 05, 2022
Google searches by people looking for excuses to miss work are at a five-year high in the United States, according to the Frank Recruitment Group, which recently looked at search volumes for certain terms...
What you can learn from chatty Kathy, chatty Kyle and their co-workers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 27, 2023
Excessively talkative employee could be negatively affecting your business, according to the findings of a new survey.
The complexity of workforce shortages
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 27, 2023
Results of a new survey drive home the complexity of workforce shortages and point out how solving them could address other business challenges. Fifty-seven percent of Americans believe that there aren’t...
Workers want more than a paycheck
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2017
New research reveals a few changes that operators could make to appeal to potential employees.
Your homework assignment: Help extend the benefits of vacation
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 27, 2018
Employees believe that time away from work has positive effects for them, according to a new survey, but those effects can be short-lived without employer support.
Pandemic influences benefits sought by workers. Are you listening?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 20, 2023
As the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, it is leaving behind changes in the benefits that employers are offering to their employees, according to the results of a new survey.
It’s not just residents at risk of being lonely and isolated
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 13, 2018
Much has been written about the benefits that senior living communities can offer older adults who may be at risk of loneliness and isolation. A recent national survey puts more data behind the argument,...
One key to attracting and keeping employees: Training
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 22, 2022
Beyond merely offering training programs, perhaps tailoring them to the wants and needs of potential and existing employees will draw them in and entice them to stay.