Senior Healthcare Blog

If you’re a long-term or post-acute care provider, chances are you're working hard to address significant challenges, such as shorter lengths of stay, increased manage care, and declining...

What do the World Cup, Kimye and the IRS all have in common? Here’s a hint: it has nothing to do with the paparazzi, soccer, or income taxes. Give up? Well, it has everything to do with the month of...

I just read in McKnight's that new staffing mandates are being considered for long-term care facilities. This proposed legislation, introduced by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), would require nursing...

If you haven’t checked out the Humans of New York blog, what are you waiting for? It's a compilation of seemingly random New Yorkers' photos, but what makes this blog unique are the stories each...

I recently walked into a DSW (Designer Shoe Warehouse), and while trying on a pair of shoes, I happened to look up and take in what was going on around me. As I watched the people shop, I noticed a...

Our country is transitioning into a new healthcare model, one that focuses on coordinated care throughout the healthcare continuum. This network delivery model encourages the effective utilization of...

Most of the long-term care and senior living communities I’ve worked with consider overtime a cost concern, and rightly so. But even though monetary cost is definitely a worry in today’s environment,...

Employee turnover. Did you just cringe? It’s no secret that turnover is a big problem in senior care. Finding and keeping great staff is an issue all the way around – for administrators, co-workers,...

I recently attended the AHCA Multi-Facility CEO and Senior Executive Leaders Conference in Amelia Island, FL. While it was nice to escape the horrendous and unrelenting winter we have been having in...

I've been keeping my eye on the government’s efforts to potentially increase the federal minimum wage, which could rise to $10.10/hour. After all, shift-based workers make up the majority of the...

A new study by BMC Public Health found that nurses' health and their job performance are linked to the shifts that they work.

Tim Mullaney explains in a McKnight's Long-Term Care News article, "Those...

While I was watching the Winter Olympics (yes, I was cheering for the Jamaican bobsled team – how could I not?!), I was reminded of the talent and dedication that drive world-class winning teams. It...