INSIGHTS
Companies who invest in hiring the right people, have maximized returns. At JDI our goal is to help you build a passionate team that ignites growth within your company.
JDI Insights
3 Rules for Hiring and Retaining a Great Executive Director
It is time to make the most important hiring decision you can make for your senior living community. You are hiring a new Executive Director. Ask any operator and they...
What is Important to Today’s Hotel Guests?
Want to increase revenue? The first step is to listen to your hotel guests. The hospitality industry is continuously evolving. The things that are important to today’s...
Communication Strategy for COVID-19 Vaccines
Most people are well aware of the fact that seniors are disproportionately affected by the coronavirus. They make up the majority of COVID-19 hospitalizations and...
Why Nurses Should Go Into Senior Living
Registered nurses are in high demand. The American Nurses Association (ANA) estimates the profession has an 11% growth rate, which is significantly higher than most...
Why You Should Start a Senior Care Internship Program
Thousands of students are getting ready to start their summer internships. At the end of the summer, they’ll hopefully come out of it with an improved resume, a letter...
10 Warning Signs of a Bad Candidate
Hiring is always risky. No one wants to invest their time, money and energy into a candidate that falls through. Sometimes, even the most promising candidate has a red...
Is Your Hotel General Manager Not Performing?
After a year of working with a skeleton crew, hotels have finally returned to regular staffing. Hoteliers have an affinity for promoting within, and because of this,...
Negotiating Salary After a Job Offer
Not many people like negotiating. So, it should come as no surprise that only 37% of people negotiate their salaries. The art of negotiation isn’t taught as a life...
How to Attract the Best Caregivers to Your Community
Employee recruitment is a hot-button issue that isn't new to the industry. The volatility of last year certainly hasn't helped. In particular, it's hard to find and...
Dos and Dont’s of Giving a Poor Performance Review
Performance reviews are a fantastic way to engage with the team and find new areas of opportunity. Things can get difficult, however, when you’re forced to give an...
Are There No Quality Candidates or Are You Too Picky?
Finding quality candidates isn't easy. If it was, the hiring process would be short and candidates would be hired in days. That's rarely the case. Most of the time,...
Best Practices for Retaining Senior Living Staff
The senior living industry has a turnover rate of 50% according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For every 100 hires, half of them are going to need to be rehired to...