The Importance of Culture in Health Care Facilities

Through the last year and a half, as we have fought through Covid-19, the importance of having a positive company culture has been driven home at nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Through the pandemic, areas of "company culture" that needed improvement...

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The Importance of Staying Active in Senior Care Facilities

The demographic and background of the seniors currently residing in post-acute and long-term care facilities is vastly important in providing customized and individualized care. The majority of residents and patients in these facilities are of the baby boomer...

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The COVID-19 Strain on Seniors

Most everyone is suffering from COVID-19 fatigue these days. The Corona Virus has been rampant in the United States since March and, as a result, most areas have been in some form of quarantine and/or lockdown. This has been difficult for everyone, but, with the...

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Rethinking Facility Safety, Technology, and Social Wellness

The world has been turned upside-down this year. Long-term health care facilities and short-term rehabilitation facilities have had to change almost every policy, plan, structure, and rule. Among these changes, there have been difficult new policies, like the...

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Hanging out in Hammocks

A hammock hanging between two trees is an inviting sight. This swinging bed has provided safety and rest in the centuries since its invention. Anthropologists say the native people of Central and South America hung the first hammocks about 1,000 years ago, weaving...

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A ‘Beautiful’ Tribute

Expressing national pride "from sea to shining sea," the stirring anthem "America the Beautiful" turns 125 this month. The song's lyrics are the words of a poem written by Katharine Lee Bates, who was an English professor at Massachusetts' Wellesley College. In 1893,...

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