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As we wrap up February, it’s clear consolidation and the underlying change it portends are continuing to exert a huge influence on every aspect of the healthcare field. For the long-term care and home health sectors, which in 2018 led the pace of dealmaking, it’s posing some significant risks for the industry to manage effectively…

Elderly patients are a complex population, which means care transitions and the way patients experience them must be seamless.

Resident engagement professionals know that engagement is so much more than just providing activities to occupy residents each day.

It is imperative to complete and submit accurate and timely PBJ data

In addition to treating and preventing pressure injuries, support surfaces can play a large role in helping to reduce pain and enhance sleep. Chronic pain is the most common cause of long-term disability, the most common undertreated symptom and a large contributor to poor sleep. It is often thought that if a resident can be…

Lovers have long insisted that home is where the heart is. It also may be where the health is. The international journal Building Research and Information published a meta-study in January 2018 examining the relationship between “healing-built environments” and health outcomes. Upon reviewing 127 papers, the authors concluded that the environments conducive to healing share three…

At 1:45 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month, Judy, age 97, is on the move winding her way through her community heading to her favorite activity, Science for Seniors. “I never miss,” Judy, a retired teacher, said. “I come early every month and I talk it up with every new resident. I love…

Since mistakes by employees are responsible for so many healthcare data breaches, it is critical to consider how to mitigate this risk. If your staff knows the fundamentals of HIPAA compliance and that reporting a violation is mandatory, and if you routinely assess risk and automate as possible, you will greatly reduce your risk of an incredibly costly and stressful breach.

The technological implications of this technology are just as exciting: wellness, fitness, assisted living and much more that we can’t yet even imagine.

While possibilities abound for engagement technology improvements, it’s impossible not to stop and ponder the insanity of what’s happening (or not happening) from a human-to-human standpoint.