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How to Retain Your Superstar Staff

Posted on January 17, 2019 by MKirk

Nowadays, in the healthcare industry, job turnover is higher than ever. A study by Compdata Surveys, found the average turnover in healthcare jobs in 2017 was 20.6%, which is a frightening figure for facilities. Healthcare professionals have vast amounts of job opportunities available to them. This drives turnover and forces healthcare facilities to compete with each other to source and retain talent. So, how do you retain your superstar employees? We’ve got the answers!

Create a Positive Culture

Your employees want to work at a place that shares an interest in their own values and goals. Show your employees that you care about what they care about. Lead your staff to reaching a shared goal, and have fun with them on the journey!

Give Extra Job Benefits

Sometimes it’s the little things that matter. Bring free snacks and drinks into the office. Offer half days occasionally. These extra benefits cost little to you, and have a large payoff! Employees will come to work motivated and eager to work.

Develop Relationships With Employees

Each one of your employees has a life outside of work. Celebrate their birthdays, engagements, and other exciting events! If your employees are going through tough times personally, make sure to acknowledge that and try to accommodate their needs to the best of your ability.

Show Your Appreciation

Recognize the little accomplishments. This will inspire your staff to keep pushing to achieve your company’s big goals. People enjoy working for companies that value their employees’ hard work and dedication.

Prevent Burnout Before it Happens

Overworking your staff is not effective in the long run. Burnout prevents your staff from performing at their very best. Make sure you’re providing your staff with the opportunity to get the proper rest that they need. One way to do this is to utilize supplemental staffing services.

Be Open to Feedback

Let your employees speak from their point of view. This will be extremely helpful to you because it will let you know what’s working out, and what’s not.

With these efforts, you’ll prevent the high costs of turnover, sourcing, and hiring. Your staff goes above and beyond to give your patients a positive experience, so give them the job experience that they desire! It’s a win-win for everybody!

5 Fun Resident Activities to Stimulate the Brain

Posted on October 10, 2018 by MKirk

As patients grow older, it’s extremely important to take measures that prevent mental disorders such as Dementia and Alzheimer’s. Keeping the brain stimulated, prolongs and improves the quality of life in elderly people.

5 Fun Resident Activities to Stimulate the Brain

An easy way to keep your resident’s minds sharp is to offer activities that are fun and also mentally challenging. Here’s some activities that you can start using at your facility today:

Offer Cooking Classes

You may be surprised, but cooking stimulates multiple parts of the brain! This is because cooking involves using touch, sight, tastes, and smell senses. It’s likely that many of your residents really enjoyed cooking in their past. Let’s reignite their love to learn new recipes!

Host Family Game Nights

Invite residents and their families to a night of fun! Help sharpen their memories by introducing games like trivia, Family Feud, Jeopardy, etc. These games will get everyone thinking critically.

Start a Book Club

Book clubs are a fantastic way for residents to connect with other residents, while giving their brain a work out. Members can take turns reading the book out loud, and listening to others read the book. This ignites imagination, members can picture how the story would play out in their heads.

Teach Art Classes

Art is able to activate a key parts of the cerebral cortex, associated with nonverbal queues and emotion. Encourage your residents to create art with drastic color differences, textures, and forms to stimulate different areas of the brain. This will give your residents the ability to express themselves in a fun and meaningful way.

Have a Board Game Tournament

Board games such as Scrabble, Jenga, and Monopoly all activate different parts of the brain. This is a fun way to sharpen your residents’ brain and get a little competitive!

Get your residents active and engaged at your facility! There are many easy and fun ways to prolong brain abilities for elderly people. Your residents and their families will be thankful for all of your efforts.

How to Keep Your Nursing Staff Engaged at Work

Posted on September 14, 2018 by MKirk

Many nurses suffer from burnout at work due to long hours, lack of sleep, and strenuous shifts. This can lead to your nursing staff being unmotivated and providing low-grade care to patients. In order to prevent burnout, facility owners must implement policies that drive motivation and keep employees engaged.

How to Keep Your Nursing Staff Engaged at Work

When employees are engaged, they are absorbed in their work and take actions to further the organization’s reputation and interests. It’s important to keep employees engaged because they will go out of their way to better your residents and their families. Follow these tips and maintain an enthusiastic workforce.

Give Positive Feedback

Sometimes a little goes a long way. Give your staff a little recognition each day and show that you’re paying attention to all of their efforts. Employees become more inspired and motivated when they feel their work is contributing positively to the organization! Each day encourage your staff to keep up the hard work.

Show Your Appreciation

Implement an employee reward system at your facility whether it be employee of the month, overtime rewards, or work anniversary gifts. Your staff work extremely hard so they deserve a little extra appreciation! This will motivate your employees to provide their very best care every shift.

Plan Events Outside of Work

Plan a team bonding events for your employees, away from your facility. Go out to dinner, attend a sporting event, or host a holiday party. This gives your staff the opportunity to get to know you, as well as the other employees better. Employees are more enthusiastic at work when they feel close to their colleagues.

Define Your Facility’s Mission

Come up with an overall mission that is unique to your company and contributes to a greater purpose. Make it about improving the quality of life of your patients, as well as their families. This serves as a daily motivator and reminder of why your employees come to work every day.

Limit Staffing Shortages

When there are not enough nurses to provide adequate care to patients, your nurses get overworked. Overworking your staff eventually leads to burnout and disengaged employees, which makes your facility and its reputation suffer. Utilizing staffing solutions is a great way to prevent understaffing and keep your current staff engaged.

Make your facility stand out from all the others by treating your employees the best. This will not only bring more highly trained, quality staff to your facility, but also more patients requiring care. Certainly, your staff will come to your facility eager and ready to work!