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Retaining direct care workers (DCWs) in all areas of long-term services and supports (LTSS) remains an unending challenge. The current study purposively selected 12 high-performing LTSS communities (e.g., nursing homes, assisted living, home care agencies) in Ohio with high family satisfaction and staff retention. Qualitative interviews were conducted in 2022 with 21 personnel in leadership positions and 16 DCWs (e.g., certified nursing assistants, personal care aides). Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and a team of two coders conducted the thematic analysis. Three themes of work culture emerged as important for retention: (1) Family-Like Organizational Approach, (2) Supportive Working Conditions, and (3) Worker Empowerment. DCWs valued empathic relationships with their clients and supervisors. Favorable working conditions consisted of choice, participative leadership, and effective communication. DCWs experienced empowerment through appreciation, financial incentives, and career advancement opportunities. Findings suggest practical changes for person-centered care practitioners that are feasible across any organizational work culture setting. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 49(8), 7–13.], As the population grows older and demand for long-term services and supports (LTSS) increases, providers struggle to fill direct care positions (Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute [PHI], 2022). Direct care workers (DCWs) [...]

Organizations, whether in the public or private sector, must brand themselves as employers of choice, in order to attract and retain the right talent. The brand communicates the values of [...]

Byline: John Huetter A desire to attend his children's activities during the workday led Zeigler Auto Group CEO Aaron Zeigler to extend the same courtesy to his employees. 'I would [...]

Nursing retention and turnover impacts health care on many facets; pressures are increasing to provide quality care in a cost-effective manner to a satisfied patient with an engaged staff as defined by the Quadruple Aim. Retention of experienced staff nurses is paramount as the nursing profession enters another shortage era, which leads to impact on patient safety and quality of care. The purpose of this nurse retention evidence-based practice guideline is to provide strategies for first line nurse managers in various health care settings to use in enhancing job satisfaction and decreasing turnover of staff nurses. Interventions are focused on three areas that are beyond compensation issues and are within the purview of nurse managers: (a) autonomy; (b) recognition; and (c) communication. Retaining expert nurses will have a positive effect on quality patient care. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 45(11), 11–19.], Nursing retention and turnover impacts health care on many facets; pressures are increasing to provide quality care in a cost-effective manner to a satisfied patient with an engaged staff as [...]

Is your company facing challenges attracting and retaining talent? Where are they looking to find qualified EA professionals to hire? When was the last time you assessed where you are [...]

The pandemic didn't cause the employment problem, but it made it a lot worse. Food and drug retailers face growing challenges with employee hiring and retention in a more competitive [...]

In an economic environment characterized by intense competition and fast-changing business conditions, organizations must more than ever be able to create systems to identify, develop, and retain the employees best [...]

What do many employees crave more than a pay raise? Time, according to numerous studies. Time to go to their children's basketball games or to watch them in the school [...]

With no end in sight, the 'jobless recovery' of 2011 means that managers everywhere are facing ambitious productivity demands with the leanest teams in decades. Motivating people is a perennial [...]

Companies are recognizing the need to retain qualified female employees and reduce attrition in order to reverse downward employment trends. Training and development programs targeting women employees, tailored to industry, professional specialization and even employment cycle, are gaining popularity.

Importance of retaining top management executives post-acquisition is examined. Their significance in the performance of an acquired company is also analyzed.

This paper explores the safety consequences of increasing truck driver pay. The test case the authors examine involves a large over-the-road truckload firm that on February 25, 1997, raised wages an average of 39.1%. An analysis that controls for demographic and operational factors, including prior driving experience and experience acquired on the job, suggests that for drivers employed during the lower pay regime and retained in the higher pay regime, crash incidence fell. A higher pay rate also led to lower separation probability, but this indirect effect only translated into fewer crashes by increasing the retention of older, more experienced drivers. These findings suggest that human capital characteristics are important predictors of driver safety, but that motivational and incentive factors also are influential.

According to the 2000 data, the rate of labour turnover has declined further as a result of lesser job opportunities. However efforts are made by various organisations to launch a variety of labour retention initiatives which involves increased learning , improved pay conditions and revised recruitment process.

Retention problems in call centers led three organizations to look at character traits that are well suited to that work. A study using the Higgs and Dulewicz emotional intelligence questionnaire, is discussed.

The employer of choice isn't based on high pay but on a flexible approach to working hours and benefits. The low economic growth, the closure of final salary schemes and a rising wage floor are creating obstacles to attracting talent.

Byline: Tom Rogowski According to the 2016 Deloitte Millennial Survey, 'Only 16 percent of Millennials see themselves with their current employers a decade from now.' What many people don't realize [...]

Business goals are virtually inseparable from learning goals at NIIT Technologies Ltd., an India-based information technologies provider. Not only does its high-performing workforce drive revenue and maintain the company's competitive [...]

Finding and keeping good, young talent can be challenging for any business. And in today's economy, the next generation can hold the key to boosting your bottom line. Most new [...]

Franchisors operating multiple brands have unique opportunities and challenges. Companies become multi-branded through various means and for different reasons. Likely, these come in the form of the following: * The [...]

THE MARKET FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY professionals is candidate-led, i.e. demand for quality candidates significantly out-strips supply. Effective staff retention reduces the need to recruit under these difficult market conditions, [...]

The question of management retention following a merger or acquisition is a crucial human resources (HR) issue. The retention of top acquired management is closely linked to the method of integration strategy. The essential aspect is that the acquiring company balance the perceived level of necessary control with the granting of a measure of autonomy that allows the acquired management to operate effectively.

MOTIVATION IMPROVES WITH SUPPORT OF TRAINING--Studies show that organizational commitment to their workers' career goals is vital for productivity. If employees are not happy, they will not be able to [...]

Byline: Liz Gold This month the Illinois CPA Society is launching a new program, 'Generating Results from Your Generation Y Staff ,' that is geared to help young accountants understand [...]

Byline: Jerry Bernhart Breaking up is hard to do. That's particularly true when a marketing organization is losing a highly talented data analyst. A case in point: An integrated digital [...]

The number of employees working at the Federal Communications Commission declined steadily between fiscal 2003 and 2008, according to a new report (http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d1079.pdf) from the Government Accountability Office. GAO found [...]

And now for some PowerPoint! Not words normally calculated to get people hastening to the conference room but, in this one instance, you might just learn something useful. Because an [...]

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Those are the words of Charles Dickens, writing of the social, political, and economic upheaval of the French [...]

The provision of performance-related bonuses to some teachers in addition to recruitment and retention allowances is discussed. Although supporters of the move believe that that the offer is welcome as it improves teachers' future performances, teachers' unions are critical that the scheme creates divisions among staff and the overall pay of teachers should be raised.

The most critical step in retaining employees really starts before you hire them. Every hiring authority wants new employees to deliver. They are looking for attributes like productivity, results orientation [...]

Lessons must be learned from mistakes made in a government pilot that failed to demonstrate the effectiveness of return-to-work interventions as hoped, Dr Bill Gunnyeon, chief medical adviser at the [...]

Every industry faces the challenge of retaining quality employees in these unprecedented times, but financial services firms are on the bleeding edge. How can they respond with clear vision at [...]

All levels of government in Canada from municipalities, health care providers through to the federal government are facing a huge talent crunch in the coming years. Federal projections run as [...]

The secret to retention may rest in the age of your workforce. Industry experts agree that the top retention drivers vary by generation. The way to retain Gen Yers is [...]

Out of necessity, firms are getting creative with regard to staffing recruitment and retention. This need is going to continue, so here are some of my recent WebCPA.com columns on [...]

Employee Retention: More Questions Than Answers Initially, the idea of fraud doesn't appear to be too difficult to put into words - it's the theft of valuables from a company. [...]