Solutions to support resident safety amid staff shortages
By
Danielle Myers
Dec 02, 2021
When making important technology investments, administrators should ensure that they are thinking of their staff members, residents and the overall safety plan.
Meet at the ‘bus stop’
By
John Andrews
Dec 01, 2021
Mary Immaculate Health/Care Services’ memory care unit features
novel design elements to create a special environment for residents.
Poll provides look at older adult independence, views on aging
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 29, 2021
Results of a new survey provide one window into the minds of potential senior living residents and, in some cases, their adult children.
6 keys to mitigating CARES Act compliance risks for assisted living operators
By
John P. Cunningham
Nov 29, 2021
Given increased scrutiny on the healthcare industry and CARES Act funding recipients, each assisted living community must ensure that its compliance program is functioning properly or risk exposure to...
Powerful tools to protect employees’ mental well-being
By
Andrea Griesmar
Nov 22, 2021
When Brightview Senior Living began to see telltale signs of fatigue, stress and burnout, the company created a mental health initiative called “Roadmap to Mental Well-Being.”
One way to express thanks for your colleagues
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 22, 2021
We can be thankful are all of the outstanding women in the long-term care field who continue to serve and care for older adults. And here’s one way you can express your gratitude.
McKnight’s Senior Living Market Leaders podcast with Christine Gallo of Gallo Medical Company
Nov 18, 2021
[Partner content] Christine Gallo, CEO of Gallo Medical Company, discusses the use of robotics in long-term care for UV light disinfection, telehealth and patient/resident transport with McKnight’s Senior...
How a dining chair can reduce costs and increase revenue for senior living communities
By
Scott Cyre
Nov 18, 2021
If cost reduction is to be realized in the dining room, administrators and executives alike will need to address the problems related to the premature replacement of chairs and flooring.
Breakthrough care techniques from Europe can set a new standard in America
By
Benjamin Surmi
Nov 15, 2021
America’s senior living communities today face two enormous challenges. Desiring to see the situation improve, our team began searching globally for a solution. What we found has been both inspiring...
Accreditation myths
Nov 11, 2021
Kathleen O’Connor, president and founder of Achieve Accreditation, recently helped an assisted living community become the first one to be accredited by The Joint Commission. She dispels myths related...