It's a new year with new challenges on the horizon. Do you want to know how fellow senior housing and care professionals are feeling?

Senior Housing News (SHN) conducted an online poll among 350 subscribers between Nov. 12, 2021, and Dec. 9, 2021, and these are the top takeaways.

• 87% are somewhat/very positive outlook on the health of the senior housing industry in 2022.
• +78% have strong confidence in restoring pre-COVID occupancy levels between 2H2022 and 2023.
• Majority say staffing is the greatest non-COVID-related challenge and most significant expense for 2022.
• Majority say the staffing challenge will not improve until after 2023.
• 55% (of those applicable) plan to buy assets in 2022, with private equity expected as biggest buyer and second-biggest financer

Summarized below are a few of the survey questions and the results. 

Which of the following areas will have the largest impact on 2022 expenses?

What is your company’s primary growth strategy?

What will be the most attractive category of senior housing in which to invest?

To read the full report, visit seniorhousingnews.com.

In this week's McKnight's Long-Term Care News, a warning was issued about Worker data under threat: Another concern for providers desperate for staff.

With many providers using third-party staffing agencies, the article reiterated our warning to clients. "Prime Care Technologies, an IT firm that offers cybersecurity services to long-term care clients, reported earlier this year that some two-thirds of breaches are now vendor-related."

Ongoing and growing cyber threats to your data may prompt conversations around outsourcing cybersecurity protections and considering cyber insurance policies. Following are additional resources to help you weigh these decisions:

• McKnight's LTC News, April 2021: Ransomware ‘bull’s eye’ grows, clouding telehealth’s rise in long-term care
• Webcast: Want to Avoid Cyber Sharks? Swim with the School - Prime Care Tech and Willis Towers Watson
• Self-Audit: Cyber Security 10-Point Checklist
• SMB Trends: Cyber Security Protection Starts with Employee Training and Passwords

We're here to help!

In a November press release, UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) calls out Prime Care Technologies as one of its technology partners helping to simplify the technology experience for healthcare employees. By integrating senior care data from our primeVIEW intelligence app into the UKG Dimensions dashboard, we save overburdened administrators from logging into multiple places to evaluate how they can staff enough nurses to meet both census and Five Star rating requirements.

Prime Care is pleased to be among the nearly two-dozen technology partners added to the UKG Marketplace and to in the company of industry leaders like Microsoft. To read more, see UKG Marketplace Partners Keep People at Center of Everyday Experiences.

To learn more about integrating critical KPI data from primeVIEW to UKG Dimensions, visit our UKG Technical Services page and check out this snapshot from the UKG Dimensions dashboard.

We would like to thank our partners at UKG for recognizing our innovation in developing primeARCHIVE for clients transitioning to the UKG Dimensions platform from previous UKG versions – or, other workforce management software.

Our primeARCHIVE Service

Since its launch, we have consulted with over 75 UKG clients, 40% of whom now trust primeARCHIVE for historical data access. Our mutual clients are both for- and non-profit and span multiple industries, including healthcare, government, education, manufacturing, service, and distribution.

According to UKG customer success manager Landon Smith, "PrimeARCHIVE was a perfect fit for a client who presented a last-minute need to maintain access to their historical Workforce Central data." He continued, "They were easy to engage with, very responsive, and presented several cost-effective options to meet the customer's needs. I would recommend it to anyone in need of their services and look forward to partnering again in the future."

As a partner for over 15 years, we are committed to delivering a red carpet experience to UKG clients. Said UKG account executive Jay Sharris, "The Prime Care Tech team had a ton of legacy Kronos experience and was great at keeping a cohesive sales process between all three parties." 

Additional UKG Services

Our archiving service is just one way we partner with UKG for client success. We are certified to provide end-to-end UKG implementation support. We also offer primeVIEW analytics integration, which adds acuity staffing and Five Star data to your UKG Dimensions dashboard.

You'll also find information about our services on the UKG Marketplace. If we can help you maximize your investment in UKG software, get in touch.

On November 18 at 2 PM ET, Health Dimensions Group (HDG) executives Sarah Friede and Kim Watson will join us for Interim Staffing When the Well Runs Dry in Senior Care. This session is part of our Senior Care 2022: Evaluation to Reinvention webinar series.

What to Expect

• Tips on thinking creatively and moving quickly when organizational or staffing changes strike
• Short demo of how primeVIEW – our powerful KPI analytics dashboard – can help
• Live Q&A with our experts

Recap of Previous Session

• Webinar Replay: Resizing operations based on your data
• McKnight's Recap: Resizing operations an option for providers struggling to rebound
• Skilled Nursing News Recap: Health Dimensions Group CEO: Learn the Ins and Outs of Your Market Before Downsizing

Next-Up

The next session in our Senior Care 2022: Evaluation to Reinvention series is December 2: The value of data beyond acquisition. So, keep tuning in for ongoing expert advice on refocusing and right-sizing when you need it most.