In long-term care facilities, UTIs account for the second most common infection and the most common cause of hospitalization for bacterial infection.
Is employee engagement a priority for you?
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
Jun 21, 2019
Now is the time for leaders to assume the mindset of engagement as a business priority. Now is the time to turn the rhetoric of “employees are our most important resource” into reality.
5 job interview tips from a hiring insider
By
Jami Brett
Jun 19, 2019
Almost everyone has bombed at least one job interview at some point in their career. Maybe even you! Anyone who has experienced a painful exchange with a potential employer will likely chalk it up to lack...
Why job boards alone won’t solve the LTC talent shortage
By
Adam Robinson
Jun 14, 2019
The demand for U.S. long-term care services has never been greater, largely driven by a rapidly aging population. Spending on nursing facilities and continuing care retirement communities is projected...
Integrated care can revolutionize long-term kidney disease
By
Divya Chhabra
Jun 10, 2019
Integrated care puts an emphasis on training and holistic care, which allows many patients to administer part of their own treatment. In many cases, CKD patients rely heavily on others to complete daily...
Tackling turnover: How to leverage technology
By
Danielle Myers
Jun 07, 2019
It’s no secret that retention is an issue in the senior living and long-term care industry and beyond. With the baby boomer generation aging out of the workforce, millennials are projected to make up...
Protecting the rights of LGBTQ residents in the age of reform
By
Teri Sumbry
Jun 03, 2019
As part of the spirit of Resident Rights, all long-term care facilities have a responsibility to promote fairness and dignity for all residents.
The necessary evolution of analytics
By
Billie Jo Nutter
May 28, 2019
Only a handful of organizations and industries have that amount of data and data sets to make something useful out of it with prescriptive analytics.
No PDPM panic when you’re in sync
By
Rod Baird
May 22, 2019
With the right EHRs and other technology, along with a culture that encourages change management and recognizes the value of learning new processes, you can have a team that embraces PDPM, instead of dreading...
The challenge of acuity for memory care residents
By
Lance Youles
May 20, 2019
ADLs are a reliable index of acuity, especially residents receiving Medicare Skilled coverage, those rated as extensive assistance and totally dependent, or those requiring 2 to 3 caregivers for toilet...