Kris Mastrangelo, OTR/L, LNHA, MBA, President and CEO of Harmony Healthcare International With the COVID-19 pandemic necessitating frequent and sometimes rapid changes in how senior care facilities operate, it’s understandable that the process can be confusing to...

David Koelling, President, Strategic Dining Services As senior living dining rooms prepare to reopen in senior living communities, operators need to recognize the huge opportunity they have in restarting their dining programs without the bad habits shaped throughout...

When news of the COVID-19 pandemic first began to circulate in the United States, the staff at Vernon Manor in Vernon, Connecticut knew that they needed to act immediately to protect residents and caregivers. Thanks to quick and comprehensive action, all 93 residents...

Roger Sands, CEO and co-founder, Wyebot, Inc. By Roger Sands WiFi has grown in popularity in nursing homes and long-term care communities both because of medical need and by resident demand. Everyone who steps through the door of a facility expects to have access to...

Sara Mitchell, director of communications & client relations, Solinity With social distancing measures in place, many activities in senior living facilities have been cancelled. Technology and digital content can offer a solution and some welcome distraction...

The COVID-19 pandemic has required that senior living facilities implement social distancing to protect their residents and staff. This social distancing has, at least for the time being, largely put an end to family visits, with families and residents keeping in...

Beth Garrard, digital media manager, IntegraCare Senior Living Communities With social distancing measures in place, the inability of residents and families to visit in person has been stressful and upsetting. Senior care facilities have quickly identified solutions...

By Caralyn Davis A minimum of every seven days, nursing homes are now required to report COVID-19 information to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) via the Long-Term Care Facility (LTCF) COVID-19 Module at the National Healthcare Safety Network...

By Jon Forknell Jon Forknell, vice president and general manager, Atlas Business Solutions, Inc. COVID-19 is impacting long-term care and assisted living facilities in unprecedented ways, placing healthcare workers under extraordinary stress. Nurses must work long...

John Sganga, senior vice president of alternate site programs, Premier With personal protective equipment (PPE) playing an integral role in both the prevention and the management of COVID-19 outbreaks, the PPE supply within the United States has been stretched thin....