As you are undoubtedly aware, lawyers routinely scour the Department of Safety and Health public surveys of skilled nursing and assisted living communities, searching for evidence of abuse. And they usually find plenty to keep them in business. An ... [Read More...]
Chemical Restraint of Nursing Home Residents: Technology Comes to the Rescue
A couple years ago an article came out on NPR.org focusing attention on the high occurrence of overmedication in nursing homes. According to their sources, over 300,000 nursing home patients are routinely given anti-psychotic drugs in an attempt to ... [Read More...]
Three Questions Families Are Asking About Medications: Can You Answer Them?
With the growing scrutiny brought on by more sophisticated investigative reporting, along with a new, well-educated generation of adult children, comes an added layer of responsibility for senior care providers. One area of concern to families is how ... [Read More...]
Many Future Healthcare Visions – Most Will be Wrong
I’ve become inspired in recent weeks - to think outside of the box. For me, in my role as General Manager of Talyst’s LTC business, that means I’m looking for future visions to embrace - beyond our current products & methods. The Talyst InSite System ... [Read More...]
Three Technologies Improve Long-Term Care
Embedded sensors ... WIFI ... IOT ... the Cloud; technology offers way we can dramatically improve the way we monitor and manage our lives. The good news is that these advances are finding their way into senior care as well, to assist caregivers and ... [Read More...]
