Don’t underestimate the complexity of cybersecurity.
Insider perspective on price increases at nurse staffing agencies
By
Dan Silver
Dec 07, 2021
When my family started Silver Medical Staffing in 2019, our only clients were skilled nursing facilities. Our first contract was a block from our house, and I passed the building every day on my walk to...
End-of-life care: New threat of under-treatment for pain
By
Terri Maxwell, Ph.D., APRN
May 04, 2016
While policy proposals could help to restrain the sweeping misuse and diversion of opioids, they must be tempered by the need to ensure safe and effective analgesia for those with pain associated with...
Strange but true: Facts about norovirus
By
Michael Wilson
Nov 17, 2022
The winter months are right around the corner, meaning administrators in long-term and senior care facilities must start preparing for norovirus. Yes, norovirus is seasonal. It’s just one of...
‘Doublers’ are worth consideration
By
Andrew Murdoch, B.S.
Jun 15, 2015
Gregory bought a LTC policy in 2002 for himself and his wife from a now-defunct insurance company, then bought another one from John Hancock in 2007, after his former insurer exited the business.
Better than normal social engagement
By
Melinda Cole
Natalie Kravitz
Charles de Vilmorin
Aug 19, 2021
More than a year and a half into the global coronavirus pandemic, we are now entering a period in which senior living communities across the nation can safely open their doors to families, visitors and...
Electrostatic sprayers hit the spot for surface disinfection in long-term care
By
Katherine Velez, PhD
Oct 15, 2020
Using established technologies in innovative ways can help long-term care facilities navigate the “new normal” of clean needed to meet pandemic and post-pandemic standards. Electrostatic sprayers can...
Amid COVID-19, digital tools can harness the power of community and prevent senior isolation
By
Amy Jeffs
Apr 02, 2020
When there is so much going on day-to-day in skilled nursing facilities, it’s easy for operators to get swept up in their specific community’s needs and forget there’s a whole community outside of...
Embracing agency nurses
Nov 08, 2013
Healthcare staffing firms fill a need for administrators, and allow long-term care nurses a chance to travel or pursue their dream job.
First impressions count: Making wise investments
By
Ross Skadsberg
Mar 04, 2015
The baby boomer generation has been a transforming force on all sorts of institutions throughout their lives, and now with 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 every day, they’re transforming the long-term...