Virtual assistants poised to alleviate staff shortages
By
Patty Riskind
Nov 03, 2022
Growing numbers of elderly and severely ill patients. The escalating impact of nursing shortages and staff burnout. Never-ending pressures to cut costs, improve workflow efficiency and optimize revenue....
A call to action: Using CMP funds to reduce falls in nursing homes
By
Brian Liebel
Nov 01, 2022
Approximately 1.5 million Americans live in nursing homes. The quality of life for these residents is often compromised as they face daily difficulties and challenges, one of which is the risk of falling...
Tapping genetic information to support medication management and resident health
By
Houda Hachad
Oct 27, 2022
Medication management has long been a top focus for long-term care organizations, given the challenges related to comorbidities and polypharmacy that residents often face. Studies show that the overwhelming...
Why open communication is key to a successful founder-investor relationship
By
Steve Lebowitz
Oct 25, 2022
We currently find ourselves in an uncertain market where a large number of companies are looking to raise capital as they look to survive in the current environment. While there is capital on the...
The differences of managing a PRN float pool workforce
By
David Coppins
Oct 20, 2022
Nursing homes trying to eliminate their reliance on staffing agencies need to move their hiring in-house and manage the changing needs of a bigger workforce. A PRN float pool is one way to recruit more...
Meaning is medicine
By
Jennifer Stelter
Charles de Vilmorin
Oct 18, 2022
The person-first concept of the “social prescription” in senior living helps connect elders with social based, non-drug solutions using their life history, individual preferences, and current abilities....
Polypharmacy stands at the core of customized care
By
Tom Katofiasc
Oct 13, 2022
With an aging population comes the unfortunate increase in hospital visits, often resulting in an increase in medication needs. When long-term care residents return to their facilities after a hospital...
How to manage OCD in our long-term care populations
By
Sherri Perry
Oct 11, 2022
October 9-15, 2022, is recognized as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Awareness Week, an occasion first launched in 2009 by the International OCD Association. When we think about OCD or any...
The power of IoT and indoor tracking in the LTC sector
By
Tom Ruth
Oct 06, 2022
In the last few years, the long-term care sector has come under immense pressure, first from COVID and now from staffing shortages. The shortage also puts extreme pressure on existing staff to work...
The critical mentoring conversation you didn’t know was needed
By
Cara Silletto
Oct 04, 2022
We’ve become much more flexible as employers in the past decade because the employment market has shifted from giving employers an advantage.
