Creams are 50% oil and 50% water, and therefore feel somewhat greasy. Lotions are like creams but are less thick due to their higher water content.
The importance of professional references in the job market
By
Melissa Green
Oct 24, 2018
Your job search process has begun. You’ve got your resume stacked with accounts of your accomplishments, your online profile is superb, and you’ve practiced your ‘elevator speech’ one hundred times....
Coordinating care at discharge
By
David Gelbard
Oct 22, 2018
We sought to change the game for coordinating care at discharge, and more specifically, ordering DME for patients.
Using telehealth to its full potential
By
Alissa Meade
Oct 19, 2018
If your facility is using telemedicine only for changes of condition, consider the many different ways to utilize your telemedicine service.
Wooing a mix of workers to manage senior living shifts
By
Michelle Clark
Oct 17, 2018
The senior living sector is facing the inevitability of massive changes in its business model. A big part of providers’ ability to successfully meet the challenge will hinge on how well they are able...
When your resident cannot swallow
By
Kristy Wikum
Oct 12, 2018
Managing swallowing disorders (known as dysphagia) or helping older adults with the inability to swallow can pose quite a challenge. As people grow older or experience neurological insults, such as a...
Low cost, high comfort: The benefits of Reiki
By
Ann M. Thompson
Oct 10, 2018
Reiki is a gentle, non-invasive treatment that is ideally suited to the needs of patients in post-acute, rehabilitation, long-term, or palliative care settings. Developed in Japan nearly 100 years ago...
How advancements in continuous remote patient monitoring benefit SNFs
By
Jiang Li
Oct 08, 2018
In an evolving healthcare system, where the setup of the value-based care model is still in transition, one goal remains in place: reduce readmission rates. Hospitals are being incentivized to find new...
Building a compliant emergency preparedness program
By
Terry Zysk
Oct 05, 2018
When healthcare facilities approach CMS emergency preparedness compliance, it’s natural to focus on the contents of the emergency operations plan or continuity of operations plan. Careful documentation...
Simple solves for complex problems
By
Shawn Scott
Oct 03, 2018
We strive to help providers more consistently and efficiently to help drive quality care, lower costs and improve organizational performance.