Memory care residents wipe out nursing home’s ‘mole’ problem
By
Foster Stubbs
Jun 20, 2023
“Whack-a-Mole” is a popular game seen at arcades and fairs across the nation. But what if it was … human-size?
A four-day workweek? Why stop there?
By
John O'Connor
Jun 19, 2023
What are the three biggest challenges facing long-term care? To borrow a familiar punch line from the real estate sector, they are staffing, staffing and staffing.
How PAC facilities can evolve with the ever-changing healthcare landscape
By
Vince Baiera
Jun 16, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed care delivery. Due to technological innovations, many services have shifted away from traditional health facilities to home-based care. Telehealth advancements and...
Older adults’ care preferences honored, but inequities apparent, analysts find
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 16, 2023
More adults are saying that their healthcare preferences are considered by their providers, a 9.5% increase from 2014 to 2020. But the data also highlight inequities, investigators say.
Nurse shortages escalate hiring challenges at providers’ regional offices
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 15, 2023
Large skilled nursing chains are finding it increasingly difficult to hire and retain regional staff amid a nursing shortage and changing attitudes about work-life balance.
NY nursing home residents pay homage to Taylor Swift
By
Foster Stubbs
Jun 14, 2023
Estimated to generate $4.6 billion for local economies nationwide, it’s no secret that the hottest tickets of the summer are for Taylor Swift’s The Eras tour. Residents of The Grand Rehabilitation...
Hypoglycemia frequent in LTCF residents with diabetes, large study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 14, 2023
A 35% rate of level 1 hypoglycemia in long-term care facility residents with type 2 diabetes leaves room for better clinical management, researchers say.
Rural seniors may ‘pay the price’ of federal staffing minimum: AHCA board member
Jun 13, 2023
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society is exiting the pandemic as a much different organization than what it was just five years ago, cutting its massive footprint back to seven states and, with...
The movie is never as good as the book… usually
By
Joel VanEaton
Jun 13, 2023
Have you ever read a really good book that was subsequently made into a movie? I have. Time after time, after watching the movie, I end up walking away thinking, “I wish I had just stuck with the book…...
Inflation kills another nursing home effort to upgrade infrastructure
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 13, 2023
The developers of a major nursing home project are pulling the plug for now, another victim of inflationary and regulatory pressures plaguing the sector.