Collaboration and demonstrated competence are becoming more essential than ever for long-term care providers. A free McKnight’s webcast will help attendees learn specific strategies to improve care,...
In my conversations with hundreds of long-term care residents over the years, I’ve found money to be an almost universally sore subject among them. Financial concerns continue to be a stressor for...
LED lighting is a growing trend in buildings today, and for very good reason. It delivers significant energy savings compared to traditional light sources. Plus, illumination, lifespan and color qualities...
If you are a long-term care provider relying on Medicaid dollars to make ends meet, Illinois is probably one of the last places where you’d want to be doing business. But Illinois also might have...
How important is social support as one ages? You may find that this is not an easy question to answer. Most people do not choose isolation and loneliness versus spending time with companions.
Of the many intriguing philosophies offered up at the Long Term Post Acute Care Health IT Summit, one that stuck with me was from Andrey Ostrovsky, M.D., the founder of Care at Hand. (He’s also a...
As a manager, have you ever had that haunting feeling when an employee gives you their two-week notice out of the blue? You were probably shocked and left wondering, “What went wrong? Is it something...
When I was a student nurse, I had a professor who said, “You will never know what gem is before you, unless you are willing to open your eyes and your heart.” Being young and excited about...
Long-term care workers are, by nature, hearty souls. They have to be. That’s probably why Monday’s notice set off bells in numerous offices here. It’s over. Operations are ceasing.
HJ Sims has announced the addition of a new location in Philadelphia, and the appointment of Jim Bodine as executive vice president of the firm’s investment banking team in senior living.
