Senior Housing News September 25, 2024
Senior housing operators are starting to see staffing stabilize and are pursuing a variety of strategies to win and retain quality hires.
In particular, operators are still tweaking their methodologies in order to fill their hardest to hire roles such as registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and dining room staff.
At LCS, said there have been improvements in the time it takes to fill roles, Chief Human Resources Officer Monica Friedman said during a webinar at the recent Senior Housing News Virtual Staffing Summit.
Registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) take an average of 42 days to fill, below the industry average of 59 days, but Friedman noted it’s still above the company’s goal of 30 days. Through...