5 pitfalls to avoid in automating resident communications
By
Sean McCarthy
Aug 17, 2016
As the population ages and millions of Americans seek long-term care, it’s important to automate routine tasks to free up staff to provide personalized assistance.
The importance of marketing and PR for nurse leaders
By
CC Andrews
Jul 27, 2016
If you are a nurse leader or other clinical staff member at a long-term and post-acute care community, marketing and public relations are probably not top of mind for you.
Keeping landscapes safe through winter
By
Mike Fitzpatrick
Dec 31, 2015
One of the biggest challenges long-term care facilities face each winter is keeping their properties safe and aesthetically pleasing during the colder months. According to a Center for Health Systems &...
Breaking silos: Effective wound healing means treatment across the continuum
By
Arti Masturzo, M.D.
Feb 15, 2017
The challenge for the wound care industry is to facilitate understanding, and to find better delivery models across all settings.
An aerial wish
By
Jack York
Aug 11, 2014
Thanks to Brookdale Senior Living, Wish of a Lifetime, and a donation from our company (It’s Never 2 Late), it was my honor to float aimlessly over Ohio with Warren Jackson, age 93, and his three...
A salute to an LTC legend
By
Jack York
Feb 10, 2017
Join me as we raise a verbal toast to Mr. John Derr.
EHRs are changing the way we care
By
Jayne Warwick, HBScN, RN
Jul 01, 2015
We need to be able to collect data in a system that allows us to make informed decisions. Part One in a series on examining EHRs.
Reducing readmissions: Physician services enabled by telemedicine in SNFs
By
John Durso
and John Whitman
Nov 04, 2013
When a resident of a skilled nursing facility has an acute event after hours or on weekends, the on-site nurse will generally call the patient’s primary care physician. Over the telephone, the nurse...
7 tips for selling to seniors
By
Kristin Hambleton
Feb 13, 2017
As a sales counselor, your job is to maintain and further cultivate the relationship after the move-in.