Ask the legal expert: Can we limit disclosures that breach our privacy policy?
By
John Durso
Sep 01, 2020
We tell our employees that they may not speak to the media about our infection rates (including COVID-19 rates) or other caregiving or sensitive matters. This would include disclosing health information...
HR companies continue to evolve amid pandemic drag
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 01, 2020
Hiring and staff training firms are expanding their services as the COVID-19 pandemic dictates how and when long-term care providers recruit new staff. Relias has integrated Workforce Dimensions by Kronos...
K4Connect picks up investors, new partner
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 01, 2020
Senior technology provider K4Connect raised nearly $8 million in new funding as it picked up a new partner that expands the kinds of digital experiences it can provide its customers.
September Company Briefs
Sep 01, 2020
DrFirst and PointClickCare have partnered to bring the telehealth and communication platform Backline to long-term care providers that are located in North America.
‘New normal’ for facility design
By
John Andrews
Sep 01, 2020
WIth COVID-19 hitting long-term care facilities hard, architects are developing new ideas for creating cleaner, safer resident spaces.
Mood of the Market Survey: Bent but clearly not broken
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2020
2020 McKnight’s Mood of the Market Survey reveals dedicated long-term care leaders looking for better salary and more staff, but by and large satisfied with their jobs, despite historic conditions.
My role in long-term care led to PTSD, not COVID-19
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Sep 01, 2020
In my role as a long-term care psychologist in New York City, I try to ensure that each of the residents on my caseload makes the most of the time they have left in life and that they have a “good”...
Feds turn attention back to facility staffing levels
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2020
In a recent Office of Inspector General report, we learned that federal overseers are not happy about nursing home staffing levels.
FocusOn Briefs
Sep 01, 2020
New CDS improves clinical workflow, communication; K4Connect partners with Bandwidth to enhance hotline capabilities; AARP launches age-tech partnership; and HealthcareSource offers senior care hiring...
COVID-19 distractions raise risk of cyberthreats: expert
By
John Hall
Sep 01, 2020
Post-acute care remains among most vulnerable in healthcare because of its lagging IT sophistication.