Leveraging AI for improved clinical outcomes and enhanced resident care in LTC facilities
By
Bharat Monteiro
Dec 06, 2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT have become well-known household terms, being utilized for various tasks ranging from resume updates to speech writing. While AI’s applications in healthcare...
Are people really satisfied in their roles?
By
Cara Silletto
Sep 01, 2022
There are levels to every organization, and after seeing the results of this year’s Mood of the Market survey by McKnight’s, we must keep in mind that the respondents were nearly all administrators...
How pharmacy providers can impact patient care
By
Lindsay Dymowski
Aug 22, 2022
When a person seeks medical care, a team impacts that care. Primary care teams, home care groups, and even medical transportation companies play a role in patients’ health outcomes. One of the...
Want to build a strong IPC program? You need to get creative.
By
Buffy Lloyd-Krejci, DrPH, CIC
Apr 10, 2024
It’s truly remarkable to reflect on the four years that have passed since the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak. Throughout this time, profound lessons have been learned about infection prevention and...
Can you live with 26 minutes of daily engagement?
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Jan 25, 2023
After facing more than two years of intense challenges, the senior living industry seems to be settling, and positive trends started to emerge throughout 2022.
Molecular UTI testing: The key to preventing outbreaks in long-term care facilities
By
Joel Diamond
Dec 06, 2023
A new and alarming fungal pathogen, Candida auris (C. auris), is catalyzing a global crisis across long-term care facilities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced C. auris to...
A new kind of activity calendar strategy for dementia care
By
James Lee
Charles de Vilmorin
Apr 27, 2023
Dementia is not a normal part of aging. These eight words should help anchor and inspire the long-term care and senior living industry’s collective work to change, renew and elevate the ways...
5 innovative long-term care nursing recruitment strategies
By
Adam Chambers
Oct 11, 2023
Did you know we’re living in the fourth industrial revolution? Charles Schwab, the founder of the World Economic Forum, posits that AI, robotics, biotech and more are driving us toward “a technological...
What’s your 2023 leadership training plan?
By
Cara Silletto
Nov 07, 2022
As we begin to plan for the 2023 calendar year, I’m talking with more executives about their vision for professional development.
Rethinking onboarding to improve caregiver engagement and retention
By
Terra Vicario
May 06, 2024
Caregiver retention in post-acute care has historically been a challenge, but in recent years, the problem has become a crisis. According to the 2023 HCP Benchmarking Report, the turnover rate for...