Bringing comfort and care to residents through heated towel racks
By
Fred Salati
May 02, 2024
Senior living communities increasingly are incorporating the comforts of home to meet the needs and wants of residents and prospective residents.
How to save time when collecting electronic protected health information
By
Chris Byers
May 04, 2017
Collecting and managing electronic protected health information can be a major drain on your time when you have to continually update online records via paperwork, faxes or scanned documents. Here’s...
Using AI to fill senior living staffing gaps
By
Honghao Deng
Apr 18, 2024
Recent advances in artificial intelligence, or AI, offer a way to help prevent lonely deaths and proactively identify potential long-term issues.
We all share responsibility to support older adults adequately
By
Marta Hill Gray
Apr 25, 2024
We all share the responsibility to support older adults adequately. If we do, our entire country will benefit.
How home health can help expand your mission
By
Brian Barnes
Jan 17, 2017
Since The Legacy Senior Communities launched The Legacy at Home, we have reached many more people than if we solely provided senior living services in our campus settings.
How your residents can take control of their health with wearable devices
By
David Smith
Mar 16, 2023
The importance of preventive care increases significantly with age, especially when it comes to conditions as serious and common as heart disease. Far too many other older adults have succumbed to cardiovascular...
How games can help residents stay healthy and happy
By
Tara Burrow
Sep 16, 2019
For older adults, games represent so much more than a fun pastime; they offer an array of mental and physical benefits.
How interior design can affect the health and well-being of seniors
By
Cynthia Warner
Apr 17, 2017
Elements of a senior living community’s design can contribute to resident safety, socialization and overall happiness.
Pharmacists can play key roles in improving health outcomes for at-risk seniors
By
Orsula Knowlton, PharmD, MBA
Apr 12, 2018
Pharmacists have three evolving roles as a result of the drive toward value-based care.
The mental health toll of COVID-19 — and what you can do about it
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 13, 2020
It should come as no surprise to anyone reading this column that the pandemic has had mental health effects on workers. Recent research on the topic may surprise you, however.