Today, if you search for MDS jobs nationwide you will find a staggering number of open positions. On any given day you can find more than 1,200 to 1,400 open positions across the United States. That’s...
The power of data and analytics: Solving for today’s skilled nursing challenges
By
Kevin Whitehurst
Aug 10, 2021
The skilled nursing market is at an inflection point after COVID-19 significantly increased costs while bringing on a sharp drop in revenue. As skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) struggle to provide high-quality,...
NAAP and Sage Stream pilot innovative program delivery network
By
Anthony Cirillo
Jul 27, 2021
For two weeks at the end of June, the members of the National Association of Activity Professionals were treated to two weeks of free programming by Sage Stream, an innovative and new senior entertainment...
Healing the LTC industry in a post-COVID-19 world
By
Nancy Losben
Jun 23, 2021
As we see the steady — and hopefully permanent — decline of COVID-19 in the U.S., the challenge for the long-term care industry is a comeback. What we can expect is that the comeback will not look...
How ‘taking a pause’ may actually improve the staffing shortage crisis
By
Deanna Vigliotta
Jun 17, 2021
“We’re hiring.” “If you know of any certified nursing assistants, we are hiring.” “We too are desperately seeking caregivers.” “We are actually all set with caregivers.” “Huh? What?” ...
Differentiation is key to a better future in long-term care
By
Thomas Hanzel
Jun 15, 2021
Taking stock of the industry coming out of the pandemic The pandemic has impacted us all. We were caught unaware and unprepared, some more than others – but we all had a level of suffering. However,...
When it comes to staff, sweat the little things
By
Thomas Millay
Jun 10, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light many challenges for long-term care providers, but staffing retention continues to remain a top challenge for most organizations. With turnover rates nearing 50%,...
How to make payroll-based journaling easy
By
Thomas Jegou
Jun 01, 2021
As reporting standards go, Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) reporting stands out as notoriously difficult. It involves a lot of labor and can be prone to ratings-endangering errors. Meeting the PBJ reporting...
Don’t let pests postpone your facility’s return to ‘normal’
By
Glen Ramsey
May 20, 2021
With vaccination in deployment across U.S. nursing homes, visitation is resuming. But before getting back into normal operating rhythm, it’s important to take proactive steps in keeping insects and other...
What you should know about disinfectants
By
Mark Hodgson
May 13, 2021
In the long-term care sector, we have to address patients who may have been through multiple hospital visits and may have been infected with a wide range of multi-drug resistant organisms. Some of them...