Alan C. Horowitz |
March 11, 2021 Dr. Wasserman is an ardent proponent of improving the quality of life for our nation’s seniors.
Read More » The resources in this new report can help senior care leaders learn from what other facilities are doing and better protect the seniors in your care.
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Paige Cerulli |
January 12, 2021 Identifying and solving vulnerabilities can help a facility protect resident privacy and safety and ensure continuous operations.
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Paige Cerulli |
January 3, 2021 In addition to numerous other challenges, the pandemic brings significant legal complications that facilities need to be aware of.
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Paige Cerulli |
December 19, 2020 Attracting quality caregivers can be challenging generally, but the pandemic has made hiring top-quality help even more difficult for senior care facilities.
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Paige Cerulli |
December 12, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant, ongoing stress for senior care facility staff, leading to pandemic fatigue.
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Caralyn Davis |
December 2, 2020 Your residents need special care and attention during COVID-19, and so does your staff.
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Paige Cerulli |
October 28, 2020 Increasing direct care worker pay could potentially help reduce staff shortages.
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Paige Cerulli |
October 28, 2020 Technology has recently taken on new and significant roles in older adult care settings.
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Paige Cerulli |
October 7, 2020 The SHINE program takes a unique approach to memory care, and it was recently recognized by the Alzheimer’s Association for its work.
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Caralyn Davis |
September 27, 2020 Learn how to develop a workable pandemic infection control plan that reduces the risk (and impact) of future COVID-19 outbreaks.
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Paige Cerulli |
August 24, 2020 End-of-life conversations are difficult, but they’re an essential aspect of operating a senior care facility.
Read More » The resources in this new report can help senior care leaders learn from what other facilities are doing and better protect the seniors in your care.
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David Wilkins |
May 26, 2020 For those organizations that have the will, skills and the tools to take advantage, there are real opportunities for them to hire open positions in the near term and establish brand and even industry-wide loyalty for the long term.
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Paige Cerulli |
May 14, 2020 Great staff are essential to quality senior care facilities, so it’s important that facilities show their appreciation for staff to retai...
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Paige Cerulli |
April 21, 2020 The training and experience a new hire receives during their first days at your senior care facility can set the tone for their employment.
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Paige Cerulli |
April 14, 2020 Investing in new hires can be expensive and time-consuming, and employee turnover can become a major expense.
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Paige Cerulli |
April 9, 2020 High turnover rates can have a significant effect on staff-resident relationships - learn how to mitigate that problem.
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Paige Cerulli |
April 2, 2020 Even with careful planning, senior care facilities can still experience short-staffing periods that make it difficult to cover all shifts.
Read More » The Institute for the Advancement of Senior Care and its leading media brand, i Advance Senior Care, are conducting surveys to uncover COVID-19’s current impact on senior care and long-term care facilities in the United States. The results of the initial survey are now available.
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Elaine Howley |
February 13, 2020 48% of all structural fires in health care facilities occurred in skilled nursing facilities. You can reduce the risk of a fire becoming a tragic event.
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Elaine Howley |
January 16, 2020 Some long-term care and assisted living communities are getting creative in how they recruit the best and brightest staff, and are taking pains to build their next generation of staff leaders
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Nell Griffin |
January 15, 2020 A two-year study of three nursing homes in Sweden offers valuable data for all nursing home leaders. The study, Unmet Expectations: Why N...
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Nell Griffin |
January 15, 2020 A key component of active implementation of the final rule is for all staff to be trained and participating in Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) activities — a paradigm shift for some nursing homes.
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Kathleen Mears |
December 28, 2017 SNF resident blogger Kathy Mears writes about her experiences with nursing students doing clinicals at her nursing home.
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Nicole Stempak |
November 21, 2017 The winner of the 2017 OPTIMA Award for Excellence in Resident-Focused Care started an intergenerational living program to give new life to aging services and solve staff shortages at the same time.
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Pamela Tabar |
November 16, 2017 As the new CMS emergency planning regulations go into effect this month, a crisis-filled 2017 has already given many states multiple reasons to be ready for anything.
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Kathleen Mears |
October 23, 2017 SNF resident blogger Kathy Mears liked that her former facility started an employee award program but wished it were better explained and communicated to residents.
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I Advance Senior Care |
September 21, 2017 Emerson House Executive Director Erin Jones, recently named 2017 Administrator of the Year by the National Center for Assisted Living, spoke with I Advance Senior Care about culture change within assisted living and her organization’s four-year journey toward better resident satisfaction and streamlined care processes.
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