From a pilot project of 20 systems over 5 years ago, Brookdale’s dementia care communities (Clare Bridge) now chug along at a monthly run rate of 138,000 hours of usage on our system.
Choosing structural systems in a skilled nursing environment
By
Michael Hass
Mar 09, 2016
Skilled nursing is so purpose-built that thinking abstractly about future changes to the building seems unnecessary.
The importance of safe showers and water temperature
By
Michael Chotiner
Feb 10, 2016
Automatic temperature control valves at points of use, such as showers and lavatory sinks, are good choices in senior care facilities.
What LTC should know about GPOs
By
Tobi Colbert
Feb 01, 2016
GPOs are new to some industries, but many long-term-care, hospitals, and other healthcare-related organizations have been members of GPOs for decades.
Marketing Matters: Telling a story
By
Pam Selker Rak
Jan 20, 2016
There’s no doubt that the changes ushered in by the ACA also demand new attention to your marketing.
Did a cholera outbreak inspire ICD-1?
By
Jonathan Elion, MD, FACC
Dec 09, 2015
John Snow was clearly a man ahead of his times.
Recruiters: Friends or foes?
By
Leslee Lacey
Nov 04, 2015
Recruiters are required to be very clear and honest about the requirements and benefits for the available position.
How EHRs can help providers better care
By
Dave Wessinger
Nov 02, 2015
Most of the larger, national senior care organizations by now have implemented EHRs. But few smaller, independent providers have followed suit.
Nurses, help your patients by helping yourselves
By
Marla J. Weston, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Martie Moore, RN, MAOM, CPHQ
Oct 19, 2015
Ask a nurse how she consoles patients with difficult diagnoses, stabilizes a critical patient or quickly saves a life. Nurses do these things masterfully, and often. But ask a nurse how she takes care...
The thick of hurricane season
By
Betty Norman
Jul 22, 2015
Hurricane season began in June but, historically, the biggest hurricane threat in the United States is from August through September.