Each for different reasons, many skilled nursing and long-term care providers are looking at building short-term rehab or converting long-term care environments into short-term rehab wings. The logical...
The future of interoperability
By
Greg Nicholas
Jun 30, 2017
In the previous two articles of this three-part series, I have endeavored to make the case for interoperability with clong-term care owner-operators – from the basics of what it is and why it’s...
‘Rosie the Riveter’ is still an inspiration
By
Janet Stephens
Jun 26, 2017
Earlier this spring, I had the honor of being named one of the National Manufacturing Institute’s 130 STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead award recipients.
The malnutrition dilemma: Follow the email
By
Alan Gessel
Jun 19, 2017
A colleague recently forwarded an email she’d received from a woman whose mother was in memory care.
An emotional disconnect: Social threats in the workplace
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
May 22, 2017
At its core, the act of hiring a person to perform a job is considered an economic transaction.
How secure messaging helps LTC patients
By
Galina Datskovsky
Apr 10, 2017
In order to maintain consistent and quality care, high levels of communication are required between the skilled nurses, physicians, as well as the patient’s family who make up the immediate care...
Consumerism will drive healthcare’s future
By
Erin Shvetzoff Hennessey and Preston Gee
Apr 03, 2017
It seems that in 2017, a day doesn’t go by without reports of turbulent changes in store for our healthcare system.
Caregivers: First do no harm to yourselves
By
Laurette Wright
Mar 01, 2017
Caregivers, by nature, are nurturers putting the needs of others before their own, regardless of what exposures they may face while doing their nurturing tasks.
7 tips for selling to seniors
By
Kristin Hambleton
Feb 13, 2017
As a sales counselor, your job is to maintain and further cultivate the relationship after the move-in.
A salute to an LTC legend
By
Jack York
Feb 10, 2017
Join me as we raise a verbal toast to Mr. John Derr.