5 Ways to Prevent Burnout and Recharge Your Staff
Burned out. Exhausted. Tired. Over it. Fatigued. If you manage caregivers, you hear these words more frequently than you'd like.
Burned out. Exhausted. Tired. Over it. Fatigued. If you manage caregivers, you hear these words more frequently than you'd like.
We're betting you've tried less than 25% of this list.
In her series, "What Your Caregivers Want You to Know," Caregiver Training Advisor, Cassie Grimm, explores the issues caregivers want YOU to understand.
Most home care agency owners view caregiver shortages as the #1 threat to their agency's growth. Understanding what caregivers look for in a job can help you to sidestep the caregiver shortage crisis.
According to the 2018 Home Care Benchmarking Study, nearly 79% of healthcare agencies state that the caregiver shortage is THE top threat to their business' success.
In the Know's founder and CEO, Linda Leekley says, "Recruiting and hiring are both costly and time-consuming." That's why she believes the best thing you can do to make sure that both time and money haven't been wasted is to orient your new caregivers.
To keep a strong pipeline of qualified home care talent in 2019, you'll need to rethink your strategy, strengthen your brand, and embrace new technology, writes Beth Kempton of Hireology.
With at least 4 generations actively engaged in the workforce, an across-the-board approach to recruiting caregivers won't do you any favors. So, how do you recruit caregivers from multiple generations?
Maintaining a strong employment brand is key if you want to attract top caregiver talent, explains Beth Kempton, content strategist at Hireology.
According to the 2017 Home Care Benchmarking Study, nearly 79% of healthcare agencies stated that the caregiver shortage is the top threat to their workplace. The caregiver crisis is an epidemic, quickly spreading, with no end in sight.
"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too." -Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
Creating an effective training and continuing education plan for your team takes time and effort. Here's how to encourage and inspire your caregivers to complete their required training