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 |
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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Jon Forknell |
June 15, 2020
Senior living facilities rely on staff scheduling software to ensure proper coverage amid COVID-19 challenges.
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Paige Cerulli |
May 29, 2020
President Trump recently released a statement detailing how his administration is supporting America’s seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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During this unprecedented time of the novel coronavirus and the COVID-19 pandemic, your digital communications skills and efforts have been critical to helping save lives and protect your communities.
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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 11, 2020
COVID-19 has brought fear, uncertainty, and stress, but facilities can not only keep residents reassured, but also their families.
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Jen Carsen |
May 1, 2020
In a statement issued April 30th, President Trump reiterated his support for the nation's seniors and announced new COVID-related protection measures.
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Elaine Howley |
December 20, 2019
On-the-job training can improve quality of care and incentivize good workers to stay put.
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Elaine Howley |
December 19, 2019
New technologies can improve care inside and outside your facility in a number of ways.
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Obtaining prior authorizations can cost your practice some 14 hours of staff time per physician per week.
This whitepaper explains the three key capacities your IT partner should be able to offer you, so you can confidently hand this administrative burden off to them.
Know when an order has been created
Determine whether an authorization is needed
Obtain that authorization on your practice’s behalf
Free your staff up from hours of phone work every week. This whitepaper shows you how.
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The Marion and Bernard L. Samson Nursing Center at Menorah Manor has partnered with BayCare to launch an innovative telemedicine program.
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Pamela Tabar |
November 8, 2017
The tax deduction for medical expenses is on the chopping block in the Trump Administration’s new tax reform bill, an elimination that could seriously hurt all seniors, especially those with dementia.
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Pamela Tabar |
July 28, 2017
The Senate has voted 51-49 to keep the Affordable Care Act law the way it is—for now. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says it’s time to “move on.”
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Pamela Tabar |
July 19, 2017
July has been a record-breaking month for the Department of Justice’s fraud squad, which orchestrated a 30-state takedown totaling $1.3 billion in fraudulent or illegal activities.
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Pamela Tabar |
July 18, 2017
The Senate GOP has pulled the plug on its most recent attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
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Pamela Tabar |
July 13, 2017
GOP senators make a few big changes to the BCRA bill but stick to their guns on tax repeals and cuts to Medicaid.
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Nicole Stempak |
July 6, 2017
AARP concluded in a recent report that states are improving long-term services and supports (LTSS) but aren’t keeping pace with growing demand.
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Kathleen Mears |
June 30, 2017
Blogger Kathleen Mears writes legislators about how the proposed healthcare legislation would affect her and fellow nursing home residents.
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The Senate’s proposed healthcare bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, calls for deep cuts to Medicaid. The program pays for about two-thirds of the 1.4 million seniors who live in nursing homes.
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Pamela Tabar |
June 27, 2017
The Senate’s version of healthcare reform would cut federal deficit, but also would make deep cuts to Medicaid at the federal and state levels.
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Nicole Stempak |
June 22, 2017
Senate Republicans have finally revealed their bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. It is similar to the House version but key differences could make it a tough sell among Republicans with a razor-thin margin for passage.
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Nicole Stempak |
June 15, 2017
A new interdisciplinary minor will focus on healthcare at the intersection of medicine and healing.
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Nicole Stempak |
June 5, 2017
Texas legislators approved several bills in the final hours of session that will affect seniors and the long-term industry through nursing home quality reforms, improve access to healthcare and help families.
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Pamela Tabar |
May 29, 2017
How could the proposed AHCA legislation affect older adults? What could happen to Medicaid and the ability to find insurance coverage? We explain the actual CBO report section by section.
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Nicole Stempak |
May 19, 2017
The Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved the CHRONIC Care Act of 2017, which increases care delivery options for chronically ill Medicare beneficiaries.
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Nicole Stempak |
May 3, 2017
Senior care leaders convened at the annual Argentum Senior Living Executive Conference in Nashville to reflect on the past year and look forward to the year ahead.
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