Emergency planning: Prepare for the potential consequences of adverse incidents in senior living
By
Stan Szpytek
Mar 04, 2024
As assisted living communities and other senior living communities continue to refine their emergency planning protocols, a critical step in the process is to consider the consequences resulting from the...
Preparing for the unthinkable: An armed intruder or active shooter in senior living
By
Stan Szpytek
Steve Wilder
Oct 09, 2023
An all hazards emergency management plan will help you identify the wide variety of threats and perils that you must be prepared to manage.
Senior living providers can learn lessons about safety and security from their colleagues in skilled nursing facilities.
Deliberate actions protect senior living communities from fire, safety issues
By
Stan Szpytek
Jun 26, 2023
Fire and life safety compliance does not happen by accident in a senior living community. Ensuring a safe and secure environment of care requires the integration of fire protection and life safety systems...
McKnight’s Senior Living earns top honors for website
May 05, 2023
McKnight’s Senior Living has earned a Platinum Award, the highest honor, in the business-to-business website category of the 2023 Hermes Creative Awards.
The threat of lithium battery fires is real!
By
Stan Szpytek
Jan 09, 2023
As power sources for electronic equipment, appliances and devices used in senior living communities and nursing homes become more sophisticated and battery technology advances, the threat of a lithium...
Senior living fire safety requires education, cooperation, good faith: expert
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 09, 2023
A recent series of fires in senior living communities across the country is a stark reminder that protecting residents and staff members boils down to education, cooperation and good faith, according to...
Post-lockdowns, regulators cast an eye toward security, preparedness weak spots
By
John Hall
Dec 02, 2022
For much of 2022, lockdowns and other restrictions tamped down the usual resident security concerns in the nation’s long-term care facilities. Still, workforce shortages meant fewer vigilant eyes and...
Hands-on training vital to emergency preparedness in senior living communities
By
Stan Szpytek
Nov 28, 2022
For senior living community owners and operators to have realistic expectations that their team will perform well when the “big one” occurs, they must prepare their staff members through a variety...
Focus on briefs: Laundry
Oct 03, 2022
UNX Industries and Christeyns USA merger, How to prevent laundry fires.