The value of virtual care in value-based purchasing
By
Lee Horner
Nov 12, 2018
By implementing a virtual care platform, SNFs are building their census by keeping beds filled (preventing avoidable re-hospitalizations), maintaining their incentive payments, and strengthening their...
Creating a memory care program that engages residents
By
Josh Crisp
Apr 25, 2016
When I first began working in senior living, there weren’t memory-care-specific initiatives available. I quickly discovered that many seniors and their families had a negative perception of memory...
Guided by our North Star: Re-starting a company
By
Jack R. Callison, Jr.
Apr 30, 2014
Last year, our company experienced a major transition that allowed us the opportunity to recalibrate. As Assisted Living Concepts, a 32-year pioneer in the assisted living industry, we embraced this opportunity...
Bundled payment: A potentially lost opportunity for providers
By
Brian Fuller
Apr 16, 2014
With all of the day-to-day pressures to thrive in today’s rapidly changing environment, it might seem that to voluntarily add a challenge, such as bundling, provides few benefits.
You are entitled to leave your EMR vendor — and take your data with you
By
Josh Pickus
Jul 05, 2017
EMR vendors that are providing cloud-based products and services to long-term care providers are required by law to maintain the confidentiality, integrity and availability of protected health information.
The malnutrition dilemma: Follow the email
By
Alan Gessel
Jun 19, 2017
A colleague recently forwarded an email she’d received from a woman whose mother was in memory care.
Best practices to advance palliative care and hospice training
By
Jim Triandiflou
Jul 23, 2014
The goal of palliative care is to provide patients of all ages and in any stage of illness with relief from the pain and stress they’re experiencing.
Meeting the growing technology requirements of today’s senior living facilities
By
Robert Knox
Nov 25, 2013
Sprawling senior living campuses peppered with multiple storied brick buildings typically have a difficult time maintaining a consistent cell signal from multiple carriers and may not have the bandwidth...
The differences of managing a PRN float pool workforce
By
David Coppins
Oct 20, 2022
Nursing homes trying to eliminate their reliance on staffing agencies need to move their hiring in-house and manage the changing needs of a bigger workforce. A PRN float pool is one way to recruit more...
Has your emotional intelligence dropped? It can!
By
Cara Silletto
Aug 02, 2022
DISC and other behavioral style assessments have results that typically remain unchanged over time because they gauge how a person is hard-wired. Emotional Intelligence (EQ), on the other hand, increases...