»OnShift has added OnShift Time to its human capital management platform. The time and attendance software eliminates the need for time clocks with a contactless solution the company says can improve safety in communities during COVID-19.
»Communications technology developer VoiceFriend released an all-in-one COVID-19 solution to automate and manage messaging during the pandemic or other crises. It includes emergency communications capabilities via telephone, text and email; a secure hotline option; VoiceFriend Virtual Meeting to engage residents in virtual activities, religious services, entertainment or a community chat; a staff health screening tool; and resident safety check-ins.
»Guardian Pharmacy Services picked up its first Ohio provider in Mullaney’s, an independent practice based in Cincinnati. The 80-year-old Mullaney’s has five locations serving residents in assisted living, skilled nursing, behavioral health and at-home patient care throughout southern Ohio and northern Kentucky.
»Senior wellness video streaming service Spiro100 is providing in-room activities to EHR and engagement platform Caremerge. The collaboration brings more than 100 safe, physically and mentally stimulating activities to Caremerge communities and senior care providers. About 30 options are appropriate for memory care residents.
»Advanced Oxygen Therapy has added a new, larger extremity-chamber that allows more patients with nonhealing wounds to benefit from its topical oxygen product line. The chamber is designed to accommodate patients with larger limbs, those with venous leg ulcers being treated by conventional compression dressings or UNNA boots, or those who have diabetic foot ulcers being offloaded with total contact casts.
»HealthDirect Pharmacy Services acquired Missouri-based Family Pharmacy Healthcare, its 26th long-term care pharmacy location. The acquisition will provide access to new markets in southwest Missouri and support expansion of existing locations in Missouri and Kansas.
From the November 2020 Issue of McKnight's Long-Term Care News
