Most of us are familiar with the statistics: one in five Medicare patients is readmitted within 30 days, at a cost of $26 billion annually. But the personal experiences behind readmissions tell a much...
Comparing energy-efficient light bulbs with old-tech lamps
By
Michael Chotiner
Dec 26, 2016
It’s been nearly two years since U.S. manufacturers stopped making conventional 40- and 60-watt incandescent lightbulbs. While you can still find a few on store shelves, the familiar incandescent...
LED lighting: What Is R9?
By
Michael Bruce
Oct 27, 2014
Since the conception of LED lighting, the industry has made great strides to improve the color quality of the light source. Today, color quality is an important consideration when evaluating LED lighting...
F-Tag in focus: F-431
By
Sonja Quale, Pharm.D.
Jul 25, 2016
In today’s environment, long-term care providers face growing regulatory demands designed to improve the quality of care
Meeting the growing technology requirements of today’s senior living facilities
By
Robert Knox
Nov 25, 2013
Sprawling senior living campuses peppered with multiple storied brick buildings typically have a difficult time maintaining a consistent cell signal from multiple carriers and may not have the bandwidth...
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.
Breaking down the binaries
By
Shannon McIntyre Hooper
May 03, 2013
We have a tendency to think of someone as either healthy – and therefore without an urgent need for our healthcare or senior care system – or sick – and therefore high-cost and in a state...
A memorable flight at Brookdale
By
Jack York
Mar 18, 2016
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.
From athletes to residents, a journey of passion
By
Jack York
Jul 09, 2018
Over the years I find myself gravitating towards writing about the the people that makes senior living communities tick.
The new era of BYOD in health and senior care
By
Shannon McIntyre Hooper
Sep 16, 2013
The reality of life today, from business to personal, is mobility. We’re untethered in a way we could never have even imagined just ten years ago. Imagine someone telling you that you need to visit...