Are you effectively managing your managed care billing?
By
Kristy Brown
Jul 12, 2024
With the announcement of the nursing home minimum staffing rule, I asked myself the same question as operators nationwide: how on earth are we going to pay for this? Even if nursing homes could find...
Why AI hasn’t reached long-term care yet
By
Steve Shain
Jun 17, 2024
Why haven’t long-term care providers been embracing the new technology out there more? Why hasn’t the process improved much in the last 15 years? And why has AI remained just a buzzword in this industry,...
Making your community experience magical
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Jun 10, 2024
The long-term care and senior living experience has the potential to feel magical, and a number of Disney principles and practices can maximize efficiency, quality, and joy among residents and staff alike. ...
Building a destination workplace in long-term care
By
Mark Stoever
Jun 03, 2024
While the new federal staffing mandate for nursing homes is fueling immediate pressure to increase staffing, staffing challenges in long-term care are nothing new — in fact, they’ve been growing for...
Beyond compliance: Elevating cybersecurity using essential goals
By
David Mauro
Brian Nowak
May 15, 2024
It seems as though we read about another healthcare organization falling victim to a cyber attack every week. It doesn’t matter if you’re an urban, rural, large or small healthcare entity or if you’re...
Listening to resident engagement professionals talk about the great, innovative work they do and the challenges they overcome every day is inspiring and exciting for the future of resident enrichment in...
Connecting pharmacies in post-acute care: An integration that yields powerful results
By
Claire Stephens
Nov 22, 2023
Nursing facilities bear a significant burden regarding medication-related challenges within the vast healthcare landscape. Startling statistics reveal that these challenges come with an enormous financial...
How to set SNFs up for interoperability success
By
Amy Ostrem
Jun 13, 2023
Skilled nursing facilities, already marginalized in the care setting and lagging behind in technological advancement, are facing an especially severe impact from the worker shortage.
Resident engagement in 2024: Opportunities abound
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Jan 31, 2024
Engagement in long-term care and senior living is a team sport: everyone collaborates with residents to honor their preferences so they live each day with purpose. There has been much progress in this...
Leveling the playing field for post-acute care: Enabling interoperability with minimal tech investment
By
Bevey Miner
Sep 12, 2023
While the long-awaited goal of interoperability seems to be advancing for EHR-equipped care providers, the idea of enabling health equity across the care spectrum seems untenable for post-acute care facilities...