Behaviors are kind of like figuring out a mystery sometimes. And what helped stop a behavior today does not mean it will necessarily work tomorrow. And what may have caused the behavior today may be far...
The finishing touch in floor care for LTC
Dec 10, 2013
Floor care is one of the most costly of cleaning tasks. While costs can vary, according to one study, 93% of the costs of floor care are labor related; only 7 percent apply to chemicals and supplies.
QAPI: Avoiding the cost of non-compliance
By
Bill Lampe
Dec 06, 2013
An initiative that should be top of mind for facilities is the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI), an extension of the Affordable Care Act that is focused on improving quality of care...
Healthcare REITs seek opportunity abroad
By
Jeff Walraven
Dec 03, 2013
A number of REITs are acquiring foreign assets as a way to grow, further diversify their investments and expand their international presence and pipeline for new opportunities. While this trend is fairly...
The day the music died
Nov 27, 2013
Is your community staying competitive with new changes in resident entertainment? There are ways to use music to increase the happiness of your residents.
Meeting the growing technology requirements of today’s senior living facilities
By
Robert Knox
Nov 25, 2013
Sprawling senior living campuses peppered with multiple storied brick buildings typically have a difficult time maintaining a consistent cell signal from multiple carriers and may not have the bandwidth...
Cooler weather ushers in new pest threats
By
Greg Baumann
Nov 20, 2013
When fall takes full hold and the temperatures dip closer and closer to the freezing mark, the landscape surrounding healthcare facilities changes – and it’s not just the falling leaves that...
Triple Aim: Improving the patient healthcare and experience
Nov 11, 2013
For patients in a participating ACO, one of the initial improvements for facilities will be the assignment of a care manager to guide and support them through the ACO experience. The care manager may be...
How new material health standards will impact LTC facilities
By
Curt Fessler
Nov 06, 2013
Clean living environments are essential to long-term health. The more time we stay in a building, the more impact its environment has on our health. Long-term care residents will spend much of their later...
Reducing readmissions: Physician services enabled by telemedicine in SNFs
By
John Durso
and John Whitman
Nov 04, 2013
When a resident of a skilled nursing facility has an acute event after hours or on weekends, the on-site nurse will generally call the patient’s primary care physician. Over the telephone, the nurse...