As power sources for electronic equipment, appliances and devices used in senior living communities and nursing homes become more sophisticated and battery technology advances, the threat of a lithium...
Thinking of growing or starting a home care business? Here are the tools
By
Mike Rozman
Apr 08, 2021
As 2021 and our post-vaccine economy ramps up, franchising offers a way for entrepreneurs to open their own business, build sustainable income, and follow a path to tried and true success.
Medicaid changes could help assisted living help more older adults
By
Joseph DeMattos Jr.
Jun 20, 2023
There is enough room for quality assisted living providers of every size as long as we remain focused on quality and safety, funding and support, adequate and well-thought-out regulation, and better healthcare...
Charting a course toward interoperability in home-based care
By
Nick Knowlton
Apr 13, 2021
As the home becomes a healthcare hub in this new decade, post-acute care (PAC) providers need to up their ability to send and accept data electronically to provide better care for their patients and foster...
Assisted living innovations offer new hope for older adults with serious mental illness
By
Kimberly Hadson, BSN, RN, PMH-BC
May 28, 2024
As the population of older adults with serious mental illness grows, the long-term care industry must increase options available so everyone can find a place to thrive as they age. Assisted living has...
The two big C’s in home care
By
Liza Berger
Aug 06, 2021
Not surprisingly, two big issues dominated the first live home care conference in months: the Choose Home Care Act and the coronavirus.
Telehealth: The new frontier
By
Liza Berger
Mar 19, 2021
Crises have the unique power to both unearth long-simmering problems and unmask raw potential. I think it’s fair to say that the COVID-19 pandemic (an indisputable crisis) has managed to do both.
What will home care look like post-COVID-19? Brooks-LaSure will help guide us
By
Liza Berger
May 27, 2021
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure is taking the reins of CMS at a time when Congress and regulators are making key decisions about healthcare in the post-pandemic world.
Home care, get on board the vaccine mandate bus
By
Liza Berger
Jul 30, 2021
To require vaccinations or to not require vaccinations. That, to paraphrase William Shakespeare, is the question.
Get the vaccine and win a trip to Aruba
By
Liza Berger
Jun 04, 2021
There truly has never been a better time to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.