Senior living facilities need to blend residential comfort, medical readiness, hospitality, and security into a single ...

In this episode, host Debbie Stadtler speaks with Nisha Hammel, vice president of reimbursement policy and population health for AHCA/NCAL, about the rapid shift from fee-for-service to value-based ...

Weight loss is rarely about one missed tray. It usually reflects breakdowns in workflow, observation, communication, and ...

Every day in long term care centers, especially skilled nursing facilities, progress happens through small but important steps in recovery and independence. The Progress Parade was created by the ...

In 2025, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), also known as the CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) Innovation Center, launched a patchwork of new value-based payment ...

Long term care services are in greater demand than ever. Given that the oldest Baby Boomers will turn 80 next year, the industry has responded by improving operations, leveraging technology, ...

There is always a new technology hitting the market, and with it comes promises of innovative capabilities and a slew of bells and whistles. It’s easy to feel like a kid in a high-tech candy store as ...

With the new year comes a long-awaited demographic milestone: in 2026, the oldest baby boomers finally turn 80, heralding the silver tsunami that promises to reshape senior living. Over the coming ...

With the so-called silver tsunami of aging baby boomers well on its way, long term care operators have no choice but to adapt to this new generation of customers—if they haven’t already. One of the ...

The coming silver tsunami will bring not just a wave of new customers to the senior living profession, but also a seismic shift in expectations. Unlike previous generations of customers, baby boomers ...

In the long term care profession, understanding the differences between Quality Measure (QM) exclusions outlined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and clinical standards of ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to redefine health care, offering tools that address complex challenges with precision and scalability. Among its most promising applications is the use of AI ...