2020 trends in senior care put the focus on people needs
By
Jordan Parnell
Gerald Stoll
Feb 27, 2020
Just when you think the pressures on the senior care business can’t get anymore intense, they do. We have more aging adults in various states of health putting growing strain on the system. The growing...
Assessing, managing and monitoring clinical lymphedema
By
Richard Carreon
Dec 04, 2018
Skilled nursing leaders know that the number of women surviving breast cancer is rising. While this is good news, survivorship care has grown more complex and challenging for clinicians in skilled nursing...
Why job boards alone won’t solve the LTC talent shortage
By
Adam Robinson
Jun 14, 2019
The demand for U.S. long-term care services has never been greater, largely driven by a rapidly aging population. Spending on nursing facilities and continuing care retirement communities is projected...
The value of virtual care in value-based purchasing
By
Lee Horner
Nov 12, 2018
By implementing a virtual care platform, SNFs are building their census by keeping beds filled (preventing avoidable re-hospitalizations), maintaining their incentive payments, and strengthening their...
Introducing the new face of your economic buyer
By
Katherine Wells
Feb 24, 2022
Thirty-nine million economic buyers, otherwise known as adult children, are ignored in the current senior care system.
Start your disaster communications plan with a reliable network
By
Stacy Hale
Mar 25, 2019
Calling for help or to check on loved ones, or following news updates or alerts from weather centers and emergency agencies is no longer where contingency planning has to start.
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...
5 strategies for leveraging LTC data
By
Amy Ostrem
Jan 11, 2021
In skilled nursing facilities, there is a high demand for data that can be leveraged to improve clinical and financial outcomes. The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the idea that caregivers’ time is...
The difference between purchasing and procurement
By
Michael Wilson
Feb 13, 2020
If you are still purchasing supplies for your long-term care facility, stop. You could save hundreds, even thousands, of dollars each year if you switch from purchasing supplies to procurement. Most...
How new hazardous waste pharmaceuticals rule will impact LTC
By
Wade Scheel
Apr 29, 2019
This new rule will significantly change how the healthcare sector manages their hazardous waste pharmaceuticals, eliminating existing regulations that have been in place for decades.