There’s a great deal of conversation about the Patient Driven Payment Model and the role it plays in reimbursement and care delivery. But, while everyone is focused on conjecture and what-ifs, it’s...
Want to build a strong IPC program? You need to get creative.
By
Buffy Lloyd-Krejci, DrPH, CIC
Apr 10, 2024
It’s truly remarkable to reflect on the four years that have passed since the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak. Throughout this time, profound lessons have been learned about infection prevention and...
Social prescribing – the new drug for feeling better
By
Angela Burton
Charles de Vilmorin
Jun 08, 2022
Social prescribing is intended to address an individual’s personal interests, hobbies or passions. Rather than your healthcare provider focusing on the physical or medical problem at hand, they’re...
Teaching Congress about stresses of PDPM, labor challenges and more
By
Shawn Scott
Jul 08, 2019
I recently joined nursing home and assisted living leaders from across the country to tell members of Congress what is needed. Here’s what we said.
A Montessori approach to dementia care
By
Cameron Camp, Ph.D.
Charles de Vilmorin
Dec 21, 2022
A fundamental shift is necessary in the way we view dementia and care provided for persons living with dementia. By any objective measure, the medical approach to dementia has been a monumental failure....
Is employee engagement a priority for you?
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
Jun 21, 2019
Now is the time for leaders to assume the mindset of engagement as a business priority. Now is the time to turn the rhetoric of “employees are our most important resource” into reality.
3 ways to dismantle ageism today
By
Meg LaPorte
Jordan Evans
Charles de Vilmorin
Mar 29, 2022
The pandemic has given us a few reasons to take on ageism as an industry. To begin, the fact that nursing homes and assisted living communities were not prioritized for receipt of PPE and testing early...
Aging is beautiful
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Meaghan McMahon
Feb 22, 2022
In 1990, artist Keith Haring created the “Radiant Baby” image, a drawing of a baby crawling with lines radiating from around the perimeter of the image outline to highlight the extreme reverence our...
Non-pharmacological strategies to improve memory care
By
Rob Winningham
Charles de Vilmorin
Mar 27, 2023
For individuals experiencing cognitive changes, it can become increasingly difficult to communicate unmet needs. If these needs remain unaddressed, it is common for them to be expressed through different...
The power of IoT and indoor tracking in the LTC sector
By
Tom Ruth
Oct 06, 2022
In the last few years, the long-term care sector has come under immense pressure, first from COVID and now from staffing shortages. The shortage also puts extreme pressure on existing staff to work...