6 nursing facility strategies for maintaining staff

Bonuses and having a positive culture and employee appreciation were the top strategies skilled nursing facilities used to retain staff, a recent Ziegler survey found.

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Ziegler published its CFO HotlineSM survey in December; it included responses from more than 240 organizations. Approximately 60% of respondents were single-site senior living providers, and respondents were heavily weighted toward not-for-profit life plan community organizations.

Here are the top mentioned strategies for maintaining staff ranked by the number of times they were mentioned (Note: Providers could list more than one option.):

Bonuses (including hiring, retention, referral and shift differentials): 26

Culture/employee appreciation: 26

Benefits: 24

Flexible scheduling: 23

Training, mentorship, career advancement: 19

Scholarship/tuition assistance: 9

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