Technology

The Oct. 20 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards and Summit will celebrate outstanding innovation by skilled nursing, senior living and home care operators — and provide insights on how to...

Telehealth Awareness Week (September 19–25) is a time to highlight and reinforce the critical role of telehealth.  Telehealth is the use of telecommunications technology to deliver care and health...

In a world where technology is universal, video surveillance has a profound impact on the operations of our healthcare systems.  Many healthcare institutions (like long-term care facilities) rely on the...

Federal lawmakers negotiating a massive infrastructure deal should allocate support for capital improvements in the nation’s nursing homes, the American Health Care Association and National Association...

A panel of expert judges has determined the short list of finalists for the 2021 McKnight’s Excellent in Technology Awards competition.

I’m choosing right now to bask in the great satisfaction that while pandemic conditions were devastating in so many ways, there was also a steady beat of quality care and innovation pulsing throughout.

Technology-based learning collaboratives are an underutilized resource within long-term care and may be a great tool to help the field develop a pandemic preparation plan for the future. That’s according...

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%,...

If your organization has implemented technology in the past year to improve care, services or operations or to improve connections between staff members and residents and/or their families, now is your...

Most skilled nursing facilities were not designed to deal with crises like the coronavirus, though changes were made on the fly as the outbreak unfolded. More will follow in the years to come.