Humor is not just about laughter. Humor is about being in “good humor” – about cheerfulness, enjoyment, pleasure, playfulness, and creativity. In that broad context, you can alter the...
New construction with FHA financing
By
Tom Gale and Matt Lindsay
Mar 11, 2015
The past several years saw a glut of refinancings in the seniors housing and care sector as providers sought to take advantage of the historically low interest rate environment and lower their debt service
EHRs can provide a better way in SNFs
By
Sol Lizerbram, M.D.
Mar 09, 2015
Most medical practitioners servicing nursing homes and other types of long-term care facilities while also seeing patients in the office have found that their existing EHRs are not designed for the unique...
Mobile health critical in care
By
David Wortman
Mar 06, 2015
Based on implementation science and cutting-edge research at Indiana University’s Center for Aging Research, the ABC program is an evidence-based program that provides patients with guideline-level...
When a storm hits your community
By
Bruce Baron
Feb 27, 2015
Right now there are more than 101 inches of snow in Boston. Whether it’s a snow storm in New England or Minnesota, a tornado in Nebraska or a hurricane in the South, long-term care providers have...
Virginia, an 87-year-old widow, was admitted to your short-stay facility after hospitalization for angina related to coronary artery disease. Just before discharge, her doctor ordered transdermal nitroglycerin...
Understanding consumer choice
By
Betsy Rust
Betsy Rust
Feb 13, 2015
If you operate a senior living facility, here is something to put at the very top of your to-do list: Survey your residents to understand the choices they have made in the Medicare open enrollment period,...
Privacy and security in long-term care
Feb 11, 2015
Protecting your resident’s health information is becoming increasingly more urgent.
Using outdoor LED signs to promote community
By
Sarah Robison
Feb 09, 2015
Identification and directional assistance are two purposes for signage that have been improved upon and upgraded in the new age of LED-based digital signage. Long-term care facilities can benefit from...
Letting the light in: The impact on rehabilitation
By
Hope Miller
Feb 05, 2015
Believe it or not, looks do matter — at least when it comes to rehabilitation centers. The look and feel of a patient’s environment has a clearly established effect on how quickly and how well...