Long-Term Care Organizations Select Kronos(R) To Attract And Retain Best Quality Caregivers

Main Category: Caregivers / Homecare
Article Date: 06 Mar 2008 - 2:00 PDT

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Long-term healthcare providers are increasingly challenged to find the best caregivers to serve a growing population of residents. With the talent shortage at an all-time high, long-term care organizations are differentiating themselves by using selection and hiring solutions from Kronos® Incorporated to attract and retain the best caregivers. Several growing long-term care organizations have recently joined the steadily increasing number of Kronos for Healthcare customers.

Reducing turnover, improving retention

Midwest Health Management recently selected Kronos' solution for healthcare assessments and hiring efficiencies. "Our number one priority with Kronos is to reduce turnover and improve retention," noted Jim Klausman, CEO and president at Midwest Health Management. "Kronos' flexible, easy-to-use system provides us with uniformity and efficiency of hiring across multiple - even rural - locations." Midwest Health Management operates ten skilled nursing facilities and 24 assisted living communities in the Midwest.

Attracting the Best

Cambridge Healthcare owns and operates more than 550 skilled nursing beds in the mid-Atlantic area. "A hiring process with superior selection tools is what we were looking for. With Kronos, we found not only that but also the added benefit of greater efficiency in our application management and hiring process," said Lee Ann Lecheler, human resources director at Cambridge Healthcare. "The online application allows candidates to apply 24/7 and our managers are only speaking with the most qualified people. What long term care facility wouldn't appreciate an easy hiring tool that helps to select and hire only the best available candidates to care for residents?"

Right person, right place, right time

Americare, based in Sikeston, Missouri, operates 88 long-term care locations. "The Kronos system will enable us to find the right people by casting a wider net for qualified applicants," stated Clay Crosson, president of Americare. "Through the use of Kronos' assessments and behavioral guides, built specifically for our industry, Americare will further strengthen the culture we have worked so hard to build." Americare will integrate Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) and payroll to ensure hiring efficiencies and save valuable time for its hiring managers in the field.

"It all boils down to three key issues for long-term care providers," said Steve Earl, director of marketing, talent management division at Kronos. "First and foremost is finding and hiring the right people to deliver quality care. Second, is the challenge of finding career employees in an industry where job-hopping is extremely common. Finally, organizations must fully comply with the many regulatory constraints placed on the long-term care industry. As our newest customers can attest, the Kronos solution provides long-term care organizations with the ability to improve and measure quality care by selecting passionate employees with the proper attributes and behaviors suited to make them tremendous assets to their employers."

About Kronos Incorporated

Kronos Incorporated empowers organizations around the world to effectively manage their workforce. At Kronos, we are experts who are solely focused on delivering software and services that enable organizations to reduce costs, increase productivity, improve employee satisfaction, and ultimately enhance the level of service they provide. Kronos serves customers in more than 60 countries through its network of offices, subsidiaries, and distributors. Widely recognized as a market and thought leader in managing the workforce, Kronos has unrivaled reach with more than 30 million people using a Kronos solution every day. Learn more about Kronos at http://www.kronos.com.

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