A mutual aid program can protect older adults, mitigating risk by preparing for disasters and establishing local resiliency and coordinating strategies between long-term care facilities for equipment,...
From challenges to advantages: Technology’s role in solving three critical issues
Jan 31, 2022
[Partner content] As we start 2022, ongoing concerns remain around occupancy, staffing and price-to-value. The industry looks to three new concepts for answers: Providing the right care at the right...
Senior living healthcare workers: Not gone, but definitely forgotten
By
Gail Matillo, MPA
Jan 04, 2022
Some healthcare workers have been celebrated over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. But others, such as those working in senior living, have been overlooked or blamed for not doing enough.
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...
Timely advice that respects your time
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 18, 2021
Emergency preparedness. Culture. Workforce challenges. Occupancy. The changing nature of senior living. Those are some of the topics we are covering in our new Newsmakers Podcast series.
Nurturing our nurses: How fostering the right culture begets the best care
By
Diane Psaras
Oct 11, 2021
To ensure we’re not only fostering, but truly living and breathing a people-first ethos, we developed the VITAS Difference — a program that demonstrates and celebrates how each and every team member...
McKnight’s Senior Living Market Leaders podcast with John Shafaee of Medtelligent
Sep 23, 2021
[Partner content] In this podcast, McKnight’s Senior Living Editor Lois A. Bowers interviews Medtelligent CEO John Shafaee about length-of-stay key performance indicators and how operators can influence...
Home care touches everyone
By
Liza Berger
Jul 16, 2021
As I listened to lawmakers promote the Better Care Better Jobs Act on Monday, I was struck by how personal the discussion around home care is. Basically, it is one of those great equalizers that puts everyone,...
Three technologies that are changing the landscape of home health organizations in 2021
Jun 24, 2021
While organizations continue on their mission to manage the pandemic, it’s also time for them to begin thinking about future-proofing themselves to create a more robust system of delivery.
Telehealth supports hospice and palliative care providers, patients and caregivers
By
Robert Crook, M.D.
Terri Maxwell, Ph.D.
Jun 22, 2021
Rather than viewing telehealth as a compromise on palliative and hospice care for the seriously ill, clinicians should see this as an option that is safer as it reduces exposure. Many individuals also...