Smart home and medical alert systems help seniors stay protected and connected with caregivers from afar
By
Andy Droney
Sep 17, 2021
For caregivers who are unable to physically visit their patients or loved ones, smart home technology can be a unique solution as they allow caregivers to check in remotely and even help recognize when...
The COVID-19 turn of the screw
By
Liza Berger
Aug 27, 2021
This move toward mandates no doubt is a bitter pill for providers to swallow.
This shouldn’t be his decision to make
By
John O'Connor
Jan 20, 2022
This is one time when a governor’s decision to ignore the Supreme Court will come at a high cost. For others, that is.
New smart technology devices benefit clients and agencies
By
Evan Kaltman
Jul 06, 2021
Recently our firm, Veterans Home Care, helped develop the Companion to meet a growing demand for smart technologies.
A positive medication management change for assisted living communities
By
John LaHood
Sep 23, 2019
A new law allows certified medication aides to administer liquid morphine to residents in assisted living communities who have been prescribed the drug by a licensed physician.
A new crisis for home care: employee burnout
By
Liza Berger
Mar 26, 2021
Ah. The COVID-19 vaccine is here. It seems to be working. So after all those months of hardship, duty, stress and fatigue, home care providers can rest easy, right? Think again.
Telehealth supports hospice and palliative care providers, patients and caregivers
By
Robert Crook, M.D.
Terri Maxwell, Ph.D.
Jun 22, 2021
Rather than viewing telehealth as a compromise on palliative and hospice care for the seriously ill, clinicians should see this as an option that is safer as it reduces exposure. Many individuals also...
This could be the start of something bad
By
John O'Connor
Nov 17, 2022
An amendment to a state constitution could help ignite unionization efforts in the Land of Lincoln, and perhaps your state as well.
Why do you have staffing challenges? Here are 6 possible reasons
By
John O'Connor
Jun 08, 2023
Why do you have staffing challenges? Here are 6 possible reasons
Care transitions: Teamwork can help score a win
Jun 17, 2021
To score and win, you must work as a team to get past the 50-yard line. The implications of failing to reach the goal are obviously more serious in post-acute care too.