To schedule or not to schedule
Without WorkForce Modeling you shouldn’t dare

Should one maintain standard 8s
To keep it simple, rigid and straight
Or adjust to realities of census constraints
Puzzles the will and makes
Staff scheduling a daunting task.

Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous overtime
Or take arms against the sea of spreadsheets
And by opposing end them?

To keep traditional scheduling status quo
Regardless of the flow
No more; and by oppose to say we end
The heart-ache of last minute call-ins
And unmet resident demands
Is a thought to be desired.

To oppose hand based scheduling
Align census with preference based schedules
To improve positive resident outcome
While maintaining employee satisfaction
Ah, there's the rub.

To manage business under a weary life
Of hand based scheduling
To make sure resources are there
For in that place of unmet care
No manager returns
And makes Administrators bear
The thousand natural shocks
Of uncontrolled costs.

For who would hear the scorn
Of hand based scheduling forlorn
From overworked employees
The pangs of unmet demand
That regulations say
Must be met without delay.

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Learn more about WorkForce Modeling
This will give you reason to cheer
Read how it helps improve resident care
Increasing efficiencies and profits fare
Helping the lives of employees and managers
Have good attitudes to spare.

To schedule or not to schedule
With WorkForce Modeling I do declare.

The Point: New advances in WorkForce Modeling enable LTC operations to overcome the limitations of traditional scheduling to discover new approaches that reduce cost, improve resident outcomes, enhance employee retention and build the right local business models without sacrificing care giving quality.