What skilled nursing facilities should consider as they search for telemedicine solutions
Improving our industry, one project at a time
By
Geoff Fraser
Feb 20, 2018
The senior living industry is hungry for modernization and improvement. Creativity, innovation and relationships are the key to bringing down some hard-to-tackle issues innate to the present backdrop of...
How to care for Vietnam veterans with unique needs
By
Franklin Yapp
Feb 16, 2018
By identifying the unique needs of veterans coping with life-limiting illness, caregivers and administrators can guide these men and women toward a more peaceful ending.
Injury prevention is crucial to employee retention
By
Greg Snoddy
Feb 14, 2018
Everyone in the senior living industry has heard it before: Medical advancements are leading to residents living longer now than ever before.
The good news is that QAPI isn’t entirely new, even though the emphasis from CMS and the surveyors is different.
‘HELP’ is what end-of-life care needs
By
Whende M. Carroll, MSN, RN-BC
Feb 09, 2018
Hospice care and palliative care are two beneficial options that all patients have for end-of-life care. When a patient is best suited for end-of-life care, the first step is having a conversation with...
From MBA to CNA: The universal caregiver model
By
John Reinhart
Feb 07, 2018
Imagine that you’re working full time, and in the middle of a 24-month MBA program that requires monthly out-of-state travel, your CEO challenges you to join him in becoming a certified nurse assistant...
Getting real: Ego-free leadership
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
Jan 31, 2018
Leaders have an incredible opportunity to influence and strengthen employee engagement.
The importance of monitoring black box prescription drug use
By
Cal Cook
Jan 29, 2018
Whether you’re a nurse or the owner of a LTC center, you’re certainly aware of the impact of prescription drugs on your clients.
How to develop a water management program
By
Mark Goins
Jan 24, 2018
Since legionellosis is almost exclusively contracted via inhalation of the bacteria in droplets of water, fixtures that aerosolize water pose the highest risk.