Learn why post-acute facilities struggle to attract strong candidates.
In senior living and post-acute care, your executives shape everything—culture, revenue, census, clinical outcomes, staffing stability, and survey performance. When the wrong leader is in the wrong seat, the entire organization feels it. But firing… Read More »How to Know When It’s Time to Fire an Executive
Introduction: The Cost of Getting the DON Hire Wrong In most healthcare facilities, the Director of Nursing (DON) is the heartbeat of clinical operations. When this role turns over, everyone feels it—patients, staff, families, surveyors,… Read More »How to Hire a Director of Nursing (DON) Who Stays
Hiring a strong Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) is one of the most important decisions any Skilled Nursing or Senior Living facility can make. The right leader stabilizes the building, improves survey outcomes, and strengthens staffing.… Read More »The 5 Biggest Mistakes Healthcare Facilities Make When Hiring a Nursing Home Administrator
Nursing leadership turnover remains high, and the pool of qualified DONs continues to shrink. Facilities that wait too long, move slowly, or rely on “post and pray” hiring lose out immediately. What matters now: Speed… Read More »How to Hire a Director of Nursing in 2026: What Administrators Need to Know
Recruiting strong clinical and leadership talent in post-acute care has never been more competitive. Skilled nursing facilities, long-term care communities, and post-acute operators all report the same frustration: “We just can’t find qualified candidates anymore.”… Read More »Why Your Post-Acute Facility Can’t Attract Candidates
Healthcare organizations today are navigating unprecedented pressure — workforce shortages, new regulations, reimbursement challenges, rising acuity, survey risk, and increased competition. In this environment, your senior leadership team determines your organization’s stability, quality, and long-term… Read More »Building a High Performance Senior Leadership Team in Healthcare: Why the Right Executives Determine Your Success
Finding specialized healthcare talent shouldn’t feel impossible. Yet many organizations struggle to attract qualified candidates for critical clinical and operational roles. Premier Search solves that problem with precision. As a leading healthcare recruiting firm, we… Read More »Premier Search: Proven Experts in Filling Hard-to-Fill Healthcare Roles
The CEO ignored my suggestions. So the position remained vacant for 6 months She hated all my candidates that were interviewed. She said none of them met her criteria. We clashed on this and I… Read More »The CEO hated my applicants
Quitting by ghosting. Applicants blow off scheduled interviews. New hires turn into no-shows. Workers leave one evening and never return. No notice. Quitting a job without giving notice or “ghosting” has nothing to do with economic data about full employment.
A bad reference from a previous employer was a deal killer. Proof: my very talented (on paper) job candidate had all the qualifications. His resume looked like the job description. After 2 very successful interviews,… Read More »A bad reference=No job offer
