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title: Staffing in a Crisis eBook | SmartLinx
description: Learn how senior care facilities can staff effectively, even in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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**Staffing in A Crisis eBook**

# How COVID-19 Changed Workforce Management for Senior Care Facilities

### Download your copy of the "Staffing in a Crisis" eBook Today!

### Skilled Nursing Facilities had a staffing problem before COVID-19, now what?

When the virus invaded long-term and post-acute care facilities, it threatened employees as well as residents. Despite their best efforts, many employees become infected and needed to take unscheduled sick leave, leaving many facilities scrambling to fill open shifts.

A solid workforce management infrastructure equips operators to respond rapidly to scheduling and policy changes by allowing operators to quickly adjust settings by providing:

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**AT A GLANCE ATTENDANCE VIEWS**

Administrators can immediately identify where the staffing needs are and easily fill open shifts.

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**INTEGRATED TIME, ATTENDANCE AND SCHEDULING**

Monitor your employees’ time, enforce pay policies, and analyze trends to make better decisions.

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**COMPLIANCE TRACKING**

See how your facility will stack up against state and federal compliance before you're understaffed.

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**SMART SCHEDULING**

Automatically adjust scheduling to resident acuity and other thresholds. Predict and correct overtime before it happens.

**What Are Our Customers Saying About Smartlinx?**

"SmartLinx's total integration of Time & Attendance, HR, Payroll, Schedule Optimizer & Business Analytics has given us the tools needed to improve our overall financial success! Financial and staffing decisions can be made daily based on today's census and what the census will be tomorrow."

 Director of HR

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