How would you residents describe a stay in your long or short-term care facility? Like an all-expenses paid vacation at the Ritz-Carlton? Or an unfortunate summer camp-esque experience forced upon them by an impatient mom who needs a break from her kids? In...
Uncategorized
Give Your Director of Purchasing a Break!
We’ve got never-before-seen-footage below of a Director of Purchasing actually enjoying their job! “Purchasing” is the Healthcare Industry’s buzzword for shopping. Purchasing for a facility is like hitting up the supermarket - times 1000x. Where you’ve got your...
Love Where You Work
Studies show that employees who are comfortable in their workplace are more productive and happy than those who are not. Pretty obvious! These employees will help breed an overall environment of productivity and satisfaction throughout the office. An uncomfortable and...
Bath Safety!
For the elderly, even the most common tasks can prove risky. The bath can go from an everyday mindless activity to a slippery porcelain fall risk. It's important to ensure all the proper precautions are taken to keep seniors autonomous and safe in the bath. Here are a...
Winter Prep Talk
What is your winter personality? Do you dream of warm nights by the fire, watching the snow fall? Or do you cringe at the thought of runny noses and leaky radiators? Whichever category you fall into its important to be prepared to ensure a safe, warm, and happy...
Amazing Readmissions-Reducing Trick!
Healthcare facilities around the country have begun implementing an innovative “new" technique to keep employees and residents healthy. The “new” technique? Hand washing. The reason for this renewed push of hand hygiene is the number of healthcare-associated...
IV Shortage Update
The recent hurricanes cross country wreaked lots of havoc, but who would’ve guessed that a hurricane in Puerto Rico would have such devastating effects in the U.S. mainland? Baxter, the manufacturer of IV bags, halted production of their product after Hurricane Maria...
Can You Hear Me Now?
In today's ever changing world we are constantly updating our technology. Whether it be software or hardware, the high tech industry is always evolving. With Apple’s latest iPhone upgrade, America as a whole felt the impulse to run out and purchase the latest and...
The Patriotic Duty of Respect
To answer a call. That is the number one reason volunteers sign up to our armed forces every day. A sense of pride, devotion, and gratitude to a country that changed the world’s definition of freedom. While we watch in awe as these brave men and women walk past us in...
Healing Gardens
The idea of a healing garden is certainly not a new concept. For centuries, healing gardens have been recognized as a place of recovery and recuperation across the world. Stemming from various types of Monastic Cloister gardens and Japanese Zen Gardens, the serenity a...