diff --git a/src/JobsMedical.Web/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs b/src/JobsMedical.Web/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs
index 1f551b1..d1f00b0 100644
--- a/src/JobsMedical.Web/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs
+++ b/src/JobsMedical.Web/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ public class IndexModel : PageModel
             .Include(j => j.Facility).ThenInclude(f => f.City)
             .Include(j => j.Facility).ThenInclude(f => f.District)
             .Include(j => j.Role)
-            .Where(j => j.Status == ShiftStatus.Open)
+            .Where(j => j.Status == ShiftStatus.Open
+                && j.CreatedAt >= JobsMedical.Web.Services.Scraping.ListingPolicy.JobCutoffUtc)
             .OrderByDescending(j => j.CreatedAt)
             .Take(3)
             .ToListAsync();
diff --git a/src/JobsMedical.Web/Pages/Jobs/Index.cshtml.cs b/src/JobsMedical.Web/Pages/Jobs/Index.cshtml.cs
index 2c63e85..5b339b9 100644
--- a/src/JobsMedical.Web/Pages/Jobs/Index.cshtml.cs
+++ b/src/JobsMedical.Web/Pages/Jobs/Index.cshtml.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ public class IndexModel : PageModel
             .Include(j => j.Facility).ThenInclude(f => f.City)
             .Include(j => j.Facility).ThenInclude(f => f.District)
             .Include(j => j.Role)
-            .Where(j => j.Status == ShiftStatus.Open);
+            .Where(j => j.Status == ShiftStatus.Open
+                && j.CreatedAt >= JobsMedical.Web.Services.Scraping.ListingPolicy.JobCutoffUtc);
 
         if (CityId is not null) q = q.Where(j => j.Facility.CityId == CityId);
         if (DistrictId is not null) q = q.Where(j => j.Facility.DistrictId == DistrictId);
diff --git a/src/JobsMedical.Web/Program.cs b/src/JobsMedical.Web/Program.cs
index 00147cc..be5d068 100644
--- a/src/JobsMedical.Web/Program.cs
+++ b/src/JobsMedical.Web/Program.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ builder.Services.AddSingleton<JobsMedical.Web.Services.Scraping.IListingSource,
     JobsMedical.Web.Services.Scraping.DivarListingSource>();
 builder.Services.AddSingleton<JobsMedical.Web.Services.Scraping.IListingSource,
     JobsMedical.Web.Services.Scraping.MedjobsListingSource>();
+builder.Services.AddScoped<JobsMedical.Web.Services.Scraping.ListingArchiver>();
 builder.Services.AddScoped<JobsMedical.Web.Services.Scraping.IngestionService>();
 builder.Services.AddHostedService<JobsMedical.Web.Services.Scraping.IngestionWorker>();
 
@@ -74,6 +75,10 @@ using (var scope = app.Services.CreateScope())
     db.Database.Migrate();
     // Production seeds reference data only (no demo facilities/shifts); dev seeds the full board.
     await SeedData.EnsureSeededAsync(db, app.Environment.IsDevelopment());
+    // Archive any listings that went stale while the app was down.
+    await scope.ServiceProvider
+        .GetRequiredService<JobsMedical.Web.Services.Scraping.ListingArchiver>()
+        .ArchiveStaleAsync();
 }
 
 // Configure the HTTP request pipeline.
diff --git a/src/JobsMedical.Web/Services/Scraping/IngestionWorker.cs b/src/JobsMedical.Web/Services/Scraping/IngestionWorker.cs
index ef3b920..66fd490 100644
--- a/src/JobsMedical.Web/Services/Scraping/IngestionWorker.cs
+++ b/src/JobsMedical.Web/Services/Scraping/IngestionWorker.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ public class IngestionWorker : BackgroundService
             try
             {
                 using var scope = _scopes.CreateScope();
+
+                // Always archive stale listings (independent of ingestion being on).
+                await scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<ListingArchiver>().ArchiveStaleAsync(stoppingToken);
+
                 var settings = await scope.ServiceProvider
                     .GetRequiredService<SettingsService>().GetAsync();
 
diff --git a/src/JobsMedical.Web/Services/Scraping/ListingArchiver.cs b/src/JobsMedical.Web/Services/Scraping/ListingArchiver.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a20d6bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/JobsMedical.Web/Services/Scraping/ListingArchiver.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+using JobsMedical.Web.Data;
+using JobsMedical.Web.Models;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace JobsMedical.Web.Services.Scraping;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Centralizes "what counts as a live listing". Jobs have no end date, so they go stale after a
+/// window; shifts expire once their date has passed. Public screens hide anything outside these
+/// rules, and <see cref="ListingArchiver"/> flips stale Open rows to Expired so dashboards/DB agree.
+/// </summary>
+public static class ListingPolicy
+{
+    /// <summary>A job opening older than this (since posting) is treated as stale and hidden.</summary>
+    public const int JobFreshnessDays = 30;
+
+    public static DateTime JobCutoffUtc => DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-JobFreshnessDays);
+}
+
+/// <summary>Sweeps stale listings into the Expired state (archive). Idempotent and cheap.</summary>
+public class ListingArchiver
+{
+    private readonly AppDbContext _db;
+    private readonly ILogger<ListingArchiver> _log;
+
+    public ListingArchiver(AppDbContext db, ILogger<ListingArchiver> log)
+    {
+        _db = db;
+        _log = log;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<int> ArchiveStaleAsync(CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        var today = DateOnly.FromDateTime(DateTime.UtcNow);
+        var jobCutoff = ListingPolicy.JobCutoffUtc;
+
+        var expiredShifts = await _db.Shifts
+            .Where(s => s.Status == ShiftStatus.Open && s.Date < today)
+            .ExecuteUpdateAsync(u => u.SetProperty(s => s.Status, ShiftStatus.Expired), ct);
+
+        var expiredJobs = await _db.JobOpenings
+            .Where(j => j.Status == ShiftStatus.Open && j.CreatedAt < jobCutoff)
+            .ExecuteUpdateAsync(u => u.SetProperty(j => j.Status, ShiftStatus.Expired), ct);
+
+        if (expiredShifts + expiredJobs > 0)
+            _log.LogInformation("Archived {Shifts} shifts + {Jobs} jobs as expired", expiredShifts, expiredJobs);
+        return expiredShifts + expiredJobs;
+    }
+}