Earlier this spring, I had the honor of being named one of the National Manufacturing Institute’s 130 STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead award recipients.
F-Tag in focus: F-329
By
Sonja Quale
Oct 31, 2016
Avoiding the administration of unnecessary drugs is critical to maintaining a resident’s highest practicable health and well-being, and the basis of F-329.
Why aren’t seniors buying the ‘new and improved’ flu vaccine?
By
Ido Hadari
Mar 25, 2016
The disconnect between how government health officials discuss the vaccine and consumers’ skepticism towards it is especially relevant in terms of increasing vaccination coverage among Americans...
An easy and inexpensive way to create a home environment
By
Joe Davis
Jan 17, 2018
The decision to transition a family member into long-term care is never an easy one. It should be no surprise that one of the most important considerations is whether or not the residence matches the comforts...
Elevating WHO’s least observed moment in hand hygiene
By
Tom Bergin
Jun 05, 2017
Improving hand hygiene among healthcare workers is the single most important intervention in reducing the spread of infection.
Creating a digital senior space
By
Patrick Smith
Jun 15, 2016
Technology is an instrument of convenience a necessary tool in our daily lives.
Top 7 takeaways from the AHCA Quality Summit
By
Cheryl Field
Mar 20, 2018
I just returned from the AHCA Quality Summit in New Orleans with remnants of powdered sugar in my hair from Café Du Monde — and a revived energy for my role in developing software for post-acute care...
Consumerism will drive healthcare’s future
By
Erin Shvetzoff Hennessey and Preston Gee
Apr 03, 2017
It seems that in 2017, a day doesn’t go by without reports of turbulent changes in store for our healthcare system.
Painting and opera lessen agitation in resident
By
Jack York
Jun 06, 2016
On our journey last month in McKnight’s, we were introduced to a pilot from Brookdale.
Ensuring indoor therapy pools are a favorite destination
By
Ralph E. Kitter
Dec 01, 2017
There are no substitutes for an indoor therapy pool’s benefits of relaxing buoyant freedom of movement, soothing warmth and hydrostatic pressure pain relief. However, some therapy pool environments...