For many residents, getting into and out of bathtubs can be fraught with danger. Fortunately, advancements in product design and workplace solutions make the transition less problematic.
More than skin deep
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 01, 2017
Caregiver vigilance and improved products can work together to help prevent and treat wounds in the senior living setting.
Flight risk no more
By
John Hall
Oct 01, 2016
One elopement is one too many for busy tech innovators.
Finding comfort
By
John Hall
Aug 01, 2018
Transitioning to life in a senior living community can be a challenge. Operators can help ease the adjustment by making residents feel right at home.
Nice and tidy
By
John Hall
Oct 01, 2016
Laundry, housekeeping keys to happy, healthy surroundings.
Special needs
By
Julie E. Williamson
Mar 01, 2018
Residents with cognitive impairment present unique challenges and opportunities for the senior living field.
Defying convention
By
John Hall
Feb 01, 2017
Conventional wisdom holds that tech innovations are slow to take hold in senior living. Conventional wisdom is wrong.
Gaining or slipping?
By
John Hall
Mar 01, 2018
Tech tools increasingly are becoming visible in the senior living space — yet in many ways, the field finds itself playing catch up.
Getting schooled
By
John Hall
Apr 01, 2017
Skilled care providers learned some painful lessons about medication management in recent decades. Will senior living operators repeat many of the same mistakes or learn from them?
It’s not unavoidable
By
John Hall
Aug 01, 2016
Operators continue to battle a condition that has been remarkably resistant