Since pandemic conditions emerged last March, long-term care providers have been beset with how to find, purchase and extend the use of enough personal protective equipment. Experts provide valuable advice...
A winning combination
By
John Andrews
Jan 31, 2021
Part hospital, part skilled nursing facility, the Henry J. Carter design blends the best of both healthcare service components.
Most using agencies to cover shift gaps
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 01, 2020
A majority of senior housing and skilled nursing operators were relying on staffing agencies or temporary workers to meet their workforce needs as of mid-November, a provider survey revealed.
Sabra: Normalization hinges on solid COVID-19 testing
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 01, 2020
Effective and rapid COVID-19 testing — not just a vaccine — will put skilled nursing facilities back on a path toward normalization after being ravaged by the public health crisis, according to Sabra...
Lab closes over COVID-19 testing concerns
Dec 01, 2020
MISSOURI — Laboratory Gamma Healthcare Inc., which provided lab and radiology services to nearly 900 long-term care facilities in the state, closed.
How to do it … Designing safe, useful spaces
By
John Hall
Dec 01, 2020
COVID-19 has placed restrictions on many “nonessential” projects like renovation. Money is tight. To adapt to the current COVID-19 conditions on limited budgets, administrators and staff are repurposing...
NIRS spotlights slow-to-heal wounds
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 01, 2020
Near infrared spectroscopy can accurately assess oxygen levels in wounds and help providers predict which ones will be slow to heal.
SNF census slide persists
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 01, 2020
Occupancy rates for skilled nursing properties dropped to a new record low of 74.6% in July, according to a report released in early October from the MAP® Data Service of the National Investment Center...
Analysis: Admin salaries rise to $113,000, while DONs reach $97,500 in a year of staffing upheaval
By
Liza Berger
Nov 01, 2020
Pandemic, spurring turnover among highest levels, may intensify salary gains.
COVID-19 upsets balance of wound healing and practices
By
John Hall
Nov 01, 2020
Virus may hurt wound recovery, while limiting nursing home workers can hinder conventional wound therapy.