Conversations with data: How LTC facilities can help hospitals
By
Andrei Gonzales, M.D.
Nov 07, 2016
Through its mandatory bundled payment programs for cardiac care and joint replacement, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services aims to lower care costs, boost efficiency, and improve quality by making...
Get smart about brain health
By
Catherine O’Brien, Ph.D
Mar 02, 2015
Activity directors and lifestyle coordinators across the country are trying to find the best solutions for residents who request “brain games” out of a desire to improve their memory and sharpen...
Strategies for supporting patients after transition
By
Neil Gulsvig
Jul 06, 2015
Discharge no longer means “good-bye and good luck”
Gratitude and good cheer, Part 2
By
Kathy Laurenhue
Apr 24, 2015
If you can create an atmosphere of gratitude in your setting, you will have created a place where people want to be.
The rise of job ghosting
By
Kendra Nicastro
Jan 01, 2019
Senior care employers do have strategies to protect themselves. To start, get back to basics. Employees want to be involved and engaged professionally and personally.
Seven best practices for managing service creep
Jan 08, 2016
As senior living communities focus on becoming more resident choice focused, providers have come to recognize the challenge of service creep.
Reinventing rehabilitation and wellness
By
David Siegelman
Jun 01, 2020
With New York City being the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, many here discuss the new norms of social distancing and infection control in terms of limiting rehabilitation services and not promoting...
How to feel confident in IT decision making
By
Rachel Weeks
Feb 22, 2016
The better you know and can articulate your needs, the easier it will be to identify the right technology solutions.
New standards for electrical systems: Are you in compliance?
By
Michael Chotiner
Sep 30, 2015
There’s been a fundamental shift in the building codes that apply to healthcare facilities, published this year by the National Fire Protection Association.
First impressions count: Making wise investments
By
Ross Skadsberg
Mar 04, 2015
The baby boomer generation has been a transforming force on all sorts of institutions throughout their lives, and now with 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 every day, they’re transforming the long-term...