A clean floor is likely to go unnoticed. But when it’s not clean, it reflects negatively on your overall reputation.
Are hard surface floors really greener?
By
Doug Berjer
Sep 15, 2014
While it cannot be denied that hard surface flooring is likely to last longer than carpeting, there are studies that question if it is actually easier and more cost effective to maintain. Carpeting may...
Residents and families who are satisfied with their mealtime experience are shown to be more satisfied with the organization overall, and therefore more likely to recommend their community to others. So...
The critical mentoring conversation you didn’t know was needed
By
Cara Silletto
Oct 04, 2022
We’ve become much more flexible as employers in the past decade because the employment market has shifted from giving employers an advantage.
Use electrostatic technology for large-scale disinfection in long-term care
By
J. Hudson Garrett Jr., Ph.D.
Feb 23, 2021
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically impacted long-term care facilities across the United States. COVID-19 is primarily spread via infectious respiratory droplets, but can also be spread via...
No PDPM panic when you’re in sync
By
Rod Baird
May 22, 2019
With the right EHRs and other technology, along with a culture that encourages change management and recognizes the value of learning new processes, you can have a team that embraces PDPM, instead of dreading...
Empowering patients to take charge
By
Neil Gulsvig
Oct 24, 2014
Research supports the notion that engagement of patients in monitoring and managing their own healthcare elevates the patient’s role from passive recipient to active director.
How to use ‘local search’ to attract residents
Sep 30, 2013
Ever wonder why the Internet was coined the “Information Superhighway”? Just like the highway near you, there is a lot of traffic that navigates the corners of the internet. The speed they travel is...
Success with scheduling technology
By
Debra Welk and Jackie Larson
Jun 07, 2013
Immanuel Communities adopted workforce management best practices and technology solutions used by many leading organizations in the inpatient and acute care sector for nearly a decade, but until recently...
The differences of managing a PRN float pool workforce
By
David Coppins
Oct 20, 2022
Nursing homes trying to eliminate their reliance on staffing agencies need to move their hiring in-house and manage the changing needs of a bigger workforce. A PRN float pool is one way to recruit more...