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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Alan C. Horowitz |
September 20, 2020
Dr. Nazir talks about COVID testing, therapeutics, and keeping spirits high during this challenging time.
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Paige Cerulli |
September 18, 2020
Contact tracing is an essential tool in helping to prevent COVID-19 transmission, and it’s a tool that all senior care facilities need to implement.
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Paige Cerulli |
September 11, 2020
This model features a smaller dining room and living room in each smaller “neighborhood,” reducing congestion and potential disease spread.
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Alan C. Horowitz |
September 8, 2020
Dr. Steinberg champions the care provided by nursing homes and the value of perspective and kindness.
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Paige Cerulli |
September 4, 2020
If you anticipate applying for loan forgiveness (or already have), learn how to stay ahead of the game.
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Paige Cerulli |
August 30, 2020
Senior care facilities need to not only work to prevent falls, but also to minimize the injuries that result when falls do occur.
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Learning to take care of yourself as well as implementing strategies to avoid fall injuries is important.
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Paige Cerulli |
August 26, 2020
With COVID and budget constraints, senior care facilities are searching for ways to connect residents and their families.
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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.
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Alan C. Horowitz |
August 21, 2020
CMS has announced that it has imposed more than $15 million in civil money penalties (CMPs) on more than 3,400 nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Is this effective?
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Bryce Betteridge, CEO of SmartCells Cushioning Technology, was recently featured on a podcast about senior care to highlight how his company is helping prevent fall-related injuries in seniors.
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Penny Patnaude |
August 17, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the medical industry and the lives of families, especially those that have loved ones with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia.
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Paige Cerulli |
August 17, 2020
Some facilities are moving toward allowing in-person visits again. But this is a complicated decision that needs to be made deliberately and cautiously.
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Mike McClernon |
August 11, 2020
Many couples want to live as many of their "better" years together, and they want solutions within senior living that allow them to live together as long as is practical.
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Paige Cerulli |
August 10, 2020
The Maine Health Care Association saw an opportunity to connect children at home with seniors unable to visit their loved ones.
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Fall prevention is important, but mitigating the injuries that may result from a fall is equally important - and often overlooked.
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Paige Cerulli |
August 3, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the senior care environment, and staff have endured significant stress, uncertainty, and emotional challenges.
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There is an important possible explanation for why there is such difference of COVID-19 mortality rates: the implementation of MMR vaccination programs.
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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 |
July 27, 2020
Because of the pandemic, letting residents go outside requires more thought and planning than it has in previous years. But it's still highly worthwhile.
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Paige Cerulli |
July 24, 2020
Learn how administrators at the Maryland Baptist Aged Home in Baltimore have prevented COVID-19 from entering the facility.
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Paige Cerulli |
July 23, 2020
The drug has been shown in lab studies to inhibit the replication of many respiratory viruses, including the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.
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David Koelling |
July 20, 2020
As senior living dining rooms prepare to reopen in senior living communities, operators need to recognize the huge opportunity they have in restarting their dining programs.
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Paige Cerulli |
July 16, 2020
For senior care facility residents, interacting with caregivers, doctors, and specialists wearing PPE, particularly masks, can be an alienating experience.
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Paige Cerulli |
July 13, 2020
Staff uncertainty and rumors can lead to confusion and unease, so facilities need to adjust their communications policies to prevent and control misinformation.
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Paige Cerulli |
July 9, 2020
Here, we highlight some of the most versatile resources that senior care facilities can learn from and adopt.
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Paige Cerulli |
July 6, 2020
Thanks to quick and comprehensive action, all 93 residents of this family-owned post-hospital rehabilitation and long-term care facility have tested negative for COVID-19.
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Roger Sands |
July 1, 2020
WiFi has grown in popularity in nursing homes and long-term care communities both because of medical need and by resident demand.
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