Senior living communities struggle to sell value amid increasing rates
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 19, 2024
As senior living operators continue to try to recoup COVID-19 pandemic costs, sales teams aren’t necessarily doing the best job selling value in the face of increasing prices, according to a marketing...
Alzheimer’s care, quality of life improve with innovative immersion room
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 05, 2024
A creative new room at a Long Island, NY, nursing home may serve as a model for improving the quality of Alzheimer’s care.
Electric bandage shows promise in speeding up chronic wound healing
By
Staff reports
Aug 16, 2024
Researchers have introduced a water-powered electric bandage designed to accelerate the healing process. This new technology, tested in animal models, showed a 30% improvement in healing speed compared...
First facility assessment deadline leaves gaping questions about surveyor intent
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 14, 2024
Skilled nursing providers across the country were required late last week to complete their first enhanced facility assessment.
Amid ‘overwhelming’ data choices, too many high-performing nursing homes still miss out on referrals:...
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 13, 2024
Skilled nursing facilities earning the highest PDPM rates aren’t necessarily bringing in the most referrals, a new analysis finds.
Alzheimer’s prognosis models should expand data sources
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 12, 2024
Integrating data from nursing home electronic health records (EHRs) and claims in addition to the minimum data set (MDS) — data required for nursing home residents — could be better than just relying...
How a growing nursing home company relies on superstar adopters to bust through tech barriers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 07, 2024
At a time when many US nursing home staff express frustration with new burdens technology can bring, Mission Health is leaning in.
Certain Abbott blood sugar monitors may give incorrect readings
Jul 26, 2024
“Abbott has recently identified a small number of FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors that may provide incorrect high glucose readings, which if undetected may pose a potential health risk for people living...
Digital cognitive impairment assessment tool earns validation
By
Donna Shryer
Aug 06, 2024
New research presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) provided validation for BrainCheck, a digital cognitive assessment tool. Researchers from the University of Washington...
Long-term care docs warn why better oversight of diagnostic testing is needed
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 06, 2024
Judicious use of testing and pharmacy orders is more critical than ever, a pair of experts in senior care and diagnostic testing emphasized.