How to do it … Renovating during and after COVID-19
May 01, 2020
For long-term care providers, the coronavirus crisis can cut deep into renovation plans. As facilities find themselves scrambling for financial relief to stop the hemorrhaging, they remain determined to...
Tool predicts Alzheimer’s life expectancy following onset
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 04, 2020
A newly developed tool that can accurately predict the life expectancy of dementia patients may help those patients and their care providers better communicate about the disease and risk of death, and...
Residents raise funds for workers
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 01, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has left millions of workers without jobs and reduced wages for many. One Florida long-term care community recently made sure staff remained financially secure during the crisis.
Range of providers use extra cash to lure, keep needed staff
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 01, 2022
Long-term care workers in several regions are in line for significant wage increases after employees received pledges of more support from their respective operators.
July/August CompanyBriefs
Jul 02, 2020
Electronic medical recordprovider Casamba has created the free Casamba Small Business Network to provide qualified skilled EMR customers with resources and a place to educate and share best practices.
1,900 flags honor victims
Jul 03, 2020
Michigan — A union representing skilled nursing employees commemorated in mid-June the lives of the state’s nursing home workers and residents who had died from the coronavirus.
February IT Update
Feb 02, 2020
The LeadingAge Center for Workforce Solutions has released an Excel-based turnover cost calculator tool to help providers estimate how much staff turnover is costing their community.
60 seconds with … Michael Chernew, Ph.D.
Jul 09, 2020
Michael Chernew, Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School
Party ‘like no other’ for 112 years
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 01, 2021
Community members across Guthrie, OK, stopped for a moment in late August to celebrate the birthday of the state’s oldest resident on record.
COVID-19 song lightens mood
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 01, 2020
Singing to the tune of “If You’re Happy and You Know It,” Maryland-based operator Nexion Health used a music video to help raise awareness on how providers can prevent the spread of COVID-19 in their...