In the last couple of years, telemedicine and telehealth have become a popular conversation in the senior care industry. It is anticipated that in 2018, it will make a large jump, and more than 96% of all health systems will be using some sort of telehealth in their delivery of care. Perhaps, you have considered it for your facility. Even if you have not considered telemedicine for your facility, you [...]
There has been lots of talk over the last few years about the severe shortage of caregivers for the long-term care industry, which is why it should come as no surprise when you hear that the shortage will reach 3.8 million by 2030. You know that recruiting, training, and retaining quality staff is a challenge, especially nurse assistants! One of the biggest challenges facing the long-term care industry is the [...]
It is incredibly important to foster relationships within your workforce, however, when does simple conversations, become gossip? Allowing your staff to converse, connect, and share in and out of the workplace is important to keeping a work life balance, but have you noticed lately that workplace gossip is taking over? Gossip has no place in your facility. In fact, the negativity, inflammatory comments, and disruption can tear apart a workforce [...]
Advance care planning is nothing new in the long-term care industry. In fact, it has gotten lots of attention for years, with multiple academic studies, researchers, and focus groups looking to find more effective ways to introduce and carry out this important planning process. This is why a team at Indiana University has taken it upon themselves to develop a study that will give skilled nursing facilities important information about [...]
