Research supports the notion that engagement of patients in monitoring and managing their own healthcare elevates the patient’s role from passive recipient to active director.
Patients as consumers: Understanding purchasing patterns
By
Daniel Black and Olivia Armstrong
May 12, 2017
Healthcare is an industry prone to change. Patient populations evolve constantly as new generations bring new habits, values, expectations and needs. For healthcare providers, keeping pace is a challenge.
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...
Cultural sensitivity speeds up recovery
By
Jane Danner
Feb 04, 2019
Lovers have long insisted that home is where the heart is. It also may be where the health is. The international journal Building Research and Information published a meta-study in January 2018 examining...
7 ways to improve resident satisfaction
By
Chris Magleby
Dec 30, 2013
As a leader in customer satisfaction research, care providers often ask us for one or two best practices that will improve their customer satisfaction ratings. These inquiries led us to conduct an in-depth...
Embracing new technology
By
Robert Kerr
Feb 01, 2013
It is no secret that the long-term care industry has been a relatively late adapter of technological advancements. But interest from vendors, provider demand and a growing number of tech-savvy residents...
Financing available for aging innovations
By
Robert Jenkins
Dec 23, 2014
How can we help much-needed affordable long-term care models reach scale as demand spikes and traditional subsidy programs struggle to keep pace? While there are many correct answers to this question,...
Resident well-being – Is the prescription pad enough?
By
Arif Nazir, MD, CMD
Charles de Vilmorin
Jul 26, 2022
We are just as likely to be impacted by our social surroundings as we are by our body’s health. These social determinants of health can determine how healthy we are today and what our future health might...
Hidden in plain sight: Malnutrition in the elderly
By
Veronica Birch
Apr 14, 2022
Initial and ongoing nutritional risk assessments are vital in combatting malnutrition in elderly nursing home residents.
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.