Soft, breathable materials reduce the incidence of wounds and irritations, preventing some costs from ointments and skin treatment.
How can we prepare for the future of healthcare technology?
By
Pat Mulloy
Mar 31, 2022
Over the last few years in senior living, we have seen many anticipated technological changes come to sudden fruition. Businesses that promised more digital care options for years found they could no longer...
Ransomware is rampant: Is your facility safe?
By
Del Williams
Sep 22, 2021
With ransomware attacks on long-term care facilities increasing, managers are asking, “Are we vulnerable too?” or even “Are we next?” According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, IT support...
Eliminating vaccine hesitancy through education
By
Helen Adeosun
Kevin Smith
Nov 17, 2021
The last 19 months have been filled with many unknowns, and healthcare has been forever impacted because of it. The COVID-19 Delta variant is creating continued challenges, filling ICUs and hospital beds...
Healthcare Chapter 11s are different
By
Kenneth Rosen
Jul 10, 2020
Get ready for a spate of healthcare bankruptcies. The sector is facing some ugly realities. Medicaid payments are not keeping up with inflation and the disproportionate number of deaths in nursing homes...
Using technology to boost value-based initiatives for wound care
By
JD Tyler, M.D.
Dec 14, 2020
For long-term care and skilled nursing facility operators, wound care plays a significant role in everything from staff efficiencies to outcomes to reimbursement. It’s also an important factor in the...
Multiple uses of pressure support surfaces: Not just for pressure injuries
By
Karen Lerner
Feb 08, 2019
In addition to treating and preventing pressure injuries, support surfaces can play a large role in helping to reduce pain and enhance sleep. Chronic pain is the most common cause of long-term disability,...
The unintended consequences of COVID-19 in long-term care
By
Karen Bonn
Jun 30, 2020
Anyone who is familiar with my work knows I am not only dedicated to maintaining and restoring human bodies to normal range of motion and function — including to the most upright posture — I work diligently...