Words matter. The fewer, the crisper; the punchier, the better. Simply put, recruiting new employees for today’s long-term care workforce crisis is tough. Competition is fierce and landing the best and...
How to do it … Designing safe, useful spaces
By
John Hall
Dec 01, 2020
COVID-19 has placed restrictions on many “nonessential” projects like renovation. Money is tight. To adapt to the current COVID-19 conditions on limited budgets, administrators and staff are repurposing...
How to do it … Hiring in the COVID-19 era
By
John Hall
Jul 02, 2020
Because of bountiful job openings and bustling economies, candidates sometimes have skipped the conventions of courtesy while racing toward the best offers. With COVID-19, ghosting is rising even faster...
Stakeholders observe necessities, limits of ‘home-like’ design movement
DEL-ivering the goods
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John Hall
Sep 05, 2018
The long-term care profession’s latest ‘Big Data’ initiative is making a noticeable splash in the early going, but wary stakeholders wonder: Will it be sustainable?
It’s showtime: Providers, supporting cast members hustle to handle changes under PDPM
By
John Hall
Sep 06, 2019
In less than 30 days, the long-term care industry will open for business under the most fundamental change to nursing home reimbursement since the prospective payment system was introduced 20-plus years...
Safer than ever
By
John Hall
Nov 05, 2018
Like anything, the wave of innovation sweeping resident security could leave some staff feeling overwhelmed. Still, tech adoption in this space is a fait accompli.
Providers grapple with ever-complex, sometimes confusing, medication regulations
By
John Hall
Oct 18, 2019
Viewed individually, each medication rule, regulation, standard and guideline has its fair share of advocates and critics. It’s the sum of their parts, however, that often keeps compliance officers up...
Disposing I.C. advice
By
John Hall
Jun 06, 2019
Nursing homes are in a constant state of war with stubborn pathogens. Diligently staying clean while contending with the latest infection control rules is no picnic. Every day, staff are confronted with...