Given the ongoing staffing challenges that senior care communities face, as well as the cost of training new staff, many communities simp...
Focus: Entry Management
How Senior Care Facilities Can Safely Welcome Visitors BackThe COVID-19 pandemic forced senior care facilities to alter or even stop visitation for the safety of their staff, residents, and visitors. As these facilities start to welcome visitors back, they face multiple challenges.
Protecting Senior Care FacilitiesExplore the needs of senior communities in the era of COVID-19, the current limitations on safety, and how adopting kiosk technology can provide significantly higher safety for senior living communities and skilled nursing facilities.
Safely Welcoming Visitors to Senior Care FacilitiesAllowing visitors back into these buildings is full of new challenges, and the following tips can help facilities to keep residents, staff, and visitors safe as they start to open up their doors again.
Knock, knock. Do You Know Who’s Entering Your Community?Learn why over a dozen senior living and skilled nursing communities have replaced the manual paper logbooks with a streamlined sign-in and health screening process for all visitors, staff, third-party caregivers, and residents who enter and exit the building.
Our aim with this report is to help you and your organization discover new ways to think about senior care practices and continue to impr... Read More »
Finding new ways to provide residents with companionship and support can be challenging for many senior care communities. But the Kempton... Read More »
As Baby Boomers age and enter retirement, the United States’ aging population is quickly growing. This senior population increase results... Read More »
Every summer and fall, wildfires stretch across the western United States and Canada, sending carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and partic... Read More »
In our previous article, we highlighted a study that reveals that nature may have a significant impact on overall and mental health for s... Read More »
Reconnecting with nature has long been regarded as refreshing and even healing. Now, a new study reveals potential benefits of living nea... Read More »
When Oak Trace Senior Living hosted its second annual Lego celebration, residents, their friends and families, and staff all came togethe... Read More »
In January 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) announced a final rule on classifying workers as employees or independent contracto... Read More »
Assisted living and dementia care facilities were recently thrust into the spotlight when The Washington Post published an article highli... Read More »
Wheelchairs, commodes, carts, and more are used daily in senior care communities, posing an ongoing cleaning and disinfection challenge. ... Read More »
Loneliness has been well-established not only as a public health concern, but also as a significant and common risk in senior care settin... Read More »
Senior care communities face some unique marketing challenges compared to other industries. One of those top challenges is how to build a... Read More »
Slips and falls are often highlighted as top risks in senior care community bathrooms. But one often overlooked threat is the presence of... Read More »
Agency partners play a key role in senior care community operations. Agency partners can help communities navigate short- and long-term s... Read More »
In this new exclusive report from I Advance Senior Care, we highlight the following best practices that senior care communities can use t... Read More »
Fly in a helicopter or hot air balloon. See George Strait or the Rolling Stones in concert. Attend a Washington Wild Things, Steelers, or... Read More »
The past few years have been trying for the senior care industry, although COVID-19 vaccinations and testing advancements have helped cre... Read More »
LeadingAge Maryland has announced a new two-year project, Scaling What Works. Designed to help maintenance staff and property managers at... Read More »
Falls are a significant risk in senior care communities, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reporting that more th... Read More »
A new research letter explores the trends in living arrangements of persons living with dementia, particularly in light of the pandemic. ... Read More »
Navigating the resident move-in experience can be challenging, but it’s also essential that senior care communities get it right. The mov... Read More »
The COVID-19 pandemic had a tremendous impact on health workers’ mental health, but a new report released by the Centers for Disease Cont... Read More »
The surge of technology use during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in many technological advancements benefitting senior care communities.... Read More »
For nursing home residents, traveling off site to dialysis appointments can be problematic. In such a situation, residents may spend hour... Read More »
When Canterbury Woods Williamsville and Canterbury Woods Gates Circle won a 2023 MEMIC Award for Excellence in Safety, it marked the succ... Read More »
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on nursing homes, their residents, and staff drew attention to the staffing shortages the industry h... Read More »
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) play a crucial role in delivering personalized and compassionate care to elderly residents. Adequate ... Read More »
Clorox Healthcare Clorox Healthcare offers a wide range of solutions (from comprehensive surface disinfection to advanced technologies) to help prevent and stop the spread of infections.
Move-N Software Move-N Software for Independent/Assisted Living and CCRC communities provides all the high level Business Intelligence (BI) your organization needs to be successful in today’s evolving and highly competitive senior housing market.
HealthcareSigns.com HealthcareSigns.com is a provider of signs for healthcare sectors including LTC facilities, medical & dental practices, ambulatory surgical centers, & many other markets.
ScheduleAnywhere ScheduleAnywhere employee scheduling software gives nurses, staff, and administrators 24/7 access to up-to-the-minute schedules anytime, anywhere.
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