The ShiftKey Signal
No matter what challenges come your way, you keep showing up to do the work that really matters. Here are some resources that may help.

Articles

Leadership
Learn more about CMS's proposed FY27 2.4% SNF pay bump and the early signal that it is preparing to rework how the Patient Driven Payment Model accounts for case mix.

Community Stories
We asked healthcare professionals some simple questions about what it takes to move beyond burnout in our #MoveBeyondBurnout Sweepstakes. Here’s what they said.

Leadership
Healthcare leaders are expected to solve burnout across their organizations. What’s not getting attention is that these healthcare executives are actually burning out too.

Leadership
If you operate a skilled nursing facility today, you've already felt the LPN squeeze. The harder question is what the next decade and beyond looks like, and the data does not look good.

Community Stories
This May, during Mental Health Awareness Month, we're not sugarcoating reality. We’re exposing burnout for what it is — a critical mental health issue that can undermine patient care — and providing resources that we hope will help nurses and leaders understand one another.

Leadership
When healthcare burnout makes headlines, the story usually centers around the clinicians. It's an important and valid issue that needs addressing, but it's not the full picture. The people running the buildings are burning out too.

Leadership
Leadership continuity matters at every organizational level, since workforce instability amplifies operational risks. See what steps post‑acute leaders can take today to build resilience.

Technology
There may be fewer mandated ratios, but now there is more visibility into what leaders are doing, and when budgets meet reality, hidden risks often emerge.

Leadership
See how to get leadership aligned on the tactics and technology needed to manage workforce risk.


