Post-lockdowns, regulators cast an eye toward security, preparedness weak spots
By
John Hall
Dec 02, 2022
For much of 2022, lockdowns and other restrictions tamped down the usual resident security concerns in the nation’s long-term care facilities. Still, workforce shortages meant fewer vigilant eyes and...
Making the best of bathing, even with limited staffing
By
John Hall
Jun 06, 2022
Creativity and flexibility can help operators improve the bathing experience for residents, according to experts.
Senior living providers can learn lessons about safety and security from their colleagues in skilled nursing facilities.
Can information tech save the workforce-strapped sector?
By
John Hall
Dec 02, 2022
Powerful solutions designed for LTC provide staffing, hiring insights and help address needs that can go unmet during labor shortages
Financial options dwindling for troubled operators
By
John Hall
Dec 02, 2022
Inflationary pressures on goods, services and especially labor are compounding dicey situations for providers, worried observers agree.
FocusOn Briefs: Information technology
Apr 01, 2021
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care has acquired senior living industry market analytics platform VisionLTC, and together they have formed a new company called NIC MAP Vision that...
Focus On: Money at the root of many staffing-related challenges
By
John Hall
Feb 13, 2020
It’s no secret why senior living operators are having such a difficult time finding and keeping qualified employees.
Game changer
By
John Hall
Dec 01, 2015
Technology has produced miracles in this sector for decades — from helping 70-year-olds defy the curse of failed hips and causing bone-deep pressure wounds to heal, to protecting mind-ravaged residents...