Developing a great workforce and improving turnover is especially challenging in long term care.  Many times our best option is to develop in-house training programs which develop our own staff members and help them to grow within the organization.

Mark Klyczek Consulting can assist your organization in developing a great workforce where you can outpace your competition in hiring, staffing ratios and turnover.

We would develop a strategy using the following steps:

• Assess your current labor needs, open positions and opportunities to improve
• Discuss your desired staffing levels and how they align with staffing mandates and staffing measures in Value Based Purchasing programs
• Develop a plan to identify internal staff who would be successful in training and advancement to new roles
• Assess the ability to start an in-house program, and/or assist with negotiations with local high schools and colleges to offer the needed training
• Create a registered apprenticeship program which can accept state and federal grant funding
• Develop an on-boarding process with the goals of a great staff experience and lower staff turnover

In skilled nursing facilities, people are our largest asset.  The way we treat people and assist them to grow in their careers is directly related to the amount of agency use to fill open positions, turnover statistics, overall labor spend, and quality improvement.

The chart below highlights the consistent improvement in total nursing turnover over a two-year period across 7 skilled nursing facilities.  Notably, improvements occurred in every quarter over the two-year period, compounding positive results over time.