How can we prepare for the future of healthcare technology?
By
Pat Mulloy
Mar 31, 2022
Over the last few years in senior living, we have seen many anticipated technological changes come to sudden fruition. Businesses that promised more digital care options for years found they could no longer...
Violence in senior care facilities
By
Johnathan Tal
Feb 08, 2022
In March 2020, an attorney wrote about an incident in a nursing home. An “agitated” resident had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and was becoming increasingly abusive, both physically and verbally,...
Technology and innovation power wound care’s ongoing evolution
By
Cathy Thomas Hess
Dec 16, 2021
Like all nurses specializing in wound care, I’ve seen many changes in our profession over the years. Perhaps the most meaningful are the influences that breakthrough technology and products have had...
Workplace expectations of the youngest generation
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
Dec 09, 2021
With Gen Z and Millennial generations now making up 46% of the full-time U.S. workforce, it makes sense to pay attention to the workplace needs and expectations of these employees. While a lot has been...
Eliminating vaccine hesitancy through education
By
Helen Adeosun
Kevin Smith
Nov 17, 2021
The last 19 months have been filled with many unknowns, and healthcare has been forever impacted because of it. The COVID-19 Delta variant is creating continued challenges, filling ICUs and hospital beds...
Ransomware is rampant: Is your facility safe?
By
Del Williams
Sep 22, 2021
With ransomware attacks on long-term care facilities increasing, managers are asking, “Are we vulnerable too?” or even “Are we next?” According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, IT support...
Lessons in leadership and predictions for the future of skilled nursing
By
Jim Love
Sep 09, 2021
When I took on my current position in April 2020, I couldn’t have imagined what the next year and a half would bring. With a background that includes executive, strategy and finance positions, I felt...
Can we now close the book on COVID?
By
T.J. Griffin
Jul 13, 2021
The Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program that was forged through a joint agreement with our Defense and Health and Human Services departments was a successful national effort that presided over...
How ‘taking a pause’ may actually improve the staffing shortage crisis
By
Deanna Vigliotta
Jun 17, 2021
“We’re hiring.” “If you know of any certified nursing assistants, we are hiring.” “We too are desperately seeking caregivers.” “We are actually all set with caregivers.” “Huh? What?” ...
How to make payroll-based journaling easy
By
Thomas Jegou
Jun 01, 2021
As reporting standards go, Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) reporting stands out as notoriously difficult. It involves a lot of labor and can be prone to ratings-endangering errors. Meeting the PBJ reporting...