Time and Attendance Challenges in Skilled Nursing During COVID Times
Scheduling and tracking employee attendance can be a great challenge for skilled nursing facilities, especially during this time of the year, with flu season, winter weather, and now COVID-19. It’s not only about monitoring the time worked, but when tracking time and attendance manually – or even with a big-name general market company’s software – … Continue reading Time and Attendance Challenges in Skilled Nursing During COVID Times
PPP in 2021: A Welcome Return
The third round of PPP relief is here just in time for the new year. As we enter 2021 and the COVID-19 storm continues to batter the economic state of our country, small businesses across the nation can now grab hold of the latest lifeline extended by Congress in the form of the Paycheck Protection … Continue reading PPP in 2021: A Welcome Return
How to Train Your Caregivers While Following Social Distancing Rules
Caregiver shortages are an ever-increasing issue in the home care industry. With a national turnover rate that was averaging around 64% before the pandemic that’s even higher now, it’s more important than ever to take a data-driven approach to staffing that will help minimize turnover costs, focus on caregiver resources, and save time and money … Continue reading How to Train Your Caregivers While Following Social Distancing Rules
Additional Coronavirus Response and Relief: What’s Old, What’s New, What’s in Doubt
Written Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, at 6:30 AM After veiled veto threats, expiration of extended unemployment benefits and a cliffhanger government shutdown showdown, the Consolidated Appropriation Act, 2021, is now the law. Late Sunday night, December 27, President Trump signed into law the 32 Divisions(!) of the mammoth Act, including Divisions N and EE which … Continue reading Additional Coronavirus Response and Relief: What’s Old, What’s New, What’s in Doubt
The Emergency Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020 (ECRA): A Preview of What We Know; Questions We Still Must Ask
(Blogger’s Note Updated Sunday, 1:30 AM: President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 containing the Coronavirus Response and Relief provisions passed by Congress last Monday. Payroll credit extensions and expansions, a new wave of PPP loans, and further flexibility in forgiveness are now the law. Check this space frequently for continuing updates.) (Blogger’s Note: … Continue reading The Emergency Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020 (ECRA): A Preview of What We Know; Questions We Still Must Ask
Preparing for Open Enrollment in a Virtual World
We all know that open enrollment season is not exactly a walk in the park. It’s not like you will ever hear anyone say: “I’m really looking forward to benefits enrollment this year!” Planning for open enrollment takes a lot, from meetings with your CFO and benefits brokers to going through the benefit options you … Continue reading Preparing for Open Enrollment in a Virtual World
Pay Matters: December 2020 Year-End Edition
2020 has been a year like no other. Join us for the year-end edition of Viventium Pay Matters for an analysis of changes we will see for year-end 2020 and what’s in store for 2021. What’s New for Year-End 2020 W-2 Box 14 FFCRA Reporting Sick and family leave paid to employees under the Families … Continue reading Pay Matters: December 2020 Year-End Edition
Viventium’s COVID-19 Analytics Dashboard
You may have seen the meme “January, February, Lockdown, December.” 2020 truly has been a paradoxical year, feeling as though it’s flown by while also lasting for eternity, and although “unprecedented” has been overused so much, it’s only one of the many new clichés. But COVID-19 is an experience most people today have never gone … Continue reading Viventium’s COVID-19 Analytics Dashboard
Why Caregiver Training is a Priority
Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson suggests that the key to taking care of your clients or customers begins with a focus on employees: “If you take care of your employees,” Branson has famously said, “they’ll take care of your business.” If we take the words of Branson, then caregivers (employees) who are engaged will … Continue reading Why Caregiver Training is a Priority
Above and Beyond: Taking a Moment to Recognize Home Care, Home Health, and Hospice Organizations and Caregivers in 2020
What Does Going Above and Beyond Mean? We all have heard the saying, but when you think about it, there is going above and beyond every once in a while, and then there is going above and beyond each and every day. We only ever have 100% of ourselves to give in any situation, but … Continue reading Above and Beyond: Taking a Moment to Recognize Home Care, Home Health, and Hospice Organizations and Caregivers in 2020
