Bubble Wrapping for Staff Retention Success

Recruitment may get people in the door, but retention determines whether organizations truly stabilize their workforce. In post-acute and senior living, turnover remains one of the most persistent challenges, with a significant portion occurring within the first 90 days of employment.

Bubble wrapping is a metaphor for intentionally protecting new hires during their most vulnerable period, the first 90 days. Nearly 40% of turnover in post-acute care occurs during this window, and in some organizations, that number is even higher.

Rather than assuming new employees will “figure it out,” bubble wrapping requires leaders to design systems that actively support, guide, and engage new hires from day one. When organizations successfully retain staff for 90 days, retention often extends to nine months and then years.

In today’s PATHTalks episode, Clint Maun, President and Senior Partner of Maun-Lemke Consulting, shares the importance of this approach to staffing.

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