Developing a strategic roadmap for successful value-based care partnerships
Nov 17, 2023
How to positively impact resident care and safeguard your communities’ future Long-term care providers play a crucial role in ensuring the health of the elderly and others who have complex medical needs...
Nursing home residents get schooled in VR trivia tournament
By
Foster Stubbs
Nov 14, 2023
Oftentimes, younger and older generations are pitted against each other in our cultural battlefield. But imagine how effective they could be when they put their heads together. At Allendale Rehabilitation...
‘In the shark’s cage’: Easing wage pressures and increased regulatory burden face LTC operators
Nov 14, 2023
Long-term care salary specialist Matt Leach, of Total Compensation Solutions, assures McKnight’s Executive Editor James M. Berklan in this podcast that even though regulatory burdens and pay transparency...
From expense to investment: Reframing the conversation about administrators-in-training
Nov 07, 2023
As some would-be administrators-in-training struggle to find placements, organizations looking to grow the next generation of long-term care leaders say it’s time for a reset. “We need to look at it...
Kindness crops up in program uniting prison, nursing homes over pumpkins
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Foster Stubbs
Nov 01, 2023
In the Halloween classic, It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Linus proclaims the mythical orange squash will rise out of the most sincere pumpkin patch. In Owensboro, KY, some might say that perfect...
Human capital management in the post-acute care world: HCM software built for skilled nursing, assisted...
Oct 31, 2023
Julieann Esper Rainville, CEO of Viventium, dives into the importance of flexible payroll and HR tech built for skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Viventium’s mission is to enrich the lives...
Weekly language class brings bingo and bilingualism together
By
Foster Stubbs
Oct 25, 2023
What started as a simple request at Mary Immaculate Health/Care Services (MI) in Lawrence, MA, quickly turned into a fun exploration of the English and Spanish languages. This past August, MaryLuz...
Building a parenteral nutrition program (TPN)
Oct 25, 2023
Parenteral Nutrition (PN) therapy can be safely administered in the long-term care setting with the appropriate preparations. These include nursing education on administration and care of patients receiving...
Quality in long-term care: fact vs. fiction
Oct 24, 2023
Listen as the trio discuss the current landscape and challenges facing the long-term care sector, the shift toward patient-centered care, and how technology can enhance care and residents’ well-being.
Improving outcomes through value-based care
Oct 19, 2023
As staffing constraints and mounting regulations continue to challenge nursing homes nationwide, it is imperative for care providers to develop innovative strategies in adopting value-based care initiatives...