In long term care, AI can support more intelligent, data-driven decisions around areas like risk, quality, and financial ...

In this episode, host Debbie Stadtler sits down with Barry Carr, chairman and co-founder of Ignite Medical Resorts, and Randi Carr, Ignite’s chief of staff, to discuss the importance of advocacy and ...

As temperatures rise and summer storm season gets underway, nursing homes face some of the most critical emergency preparedness challenges in the health care industry. The residents in your care — ...

In the best-run facilities, the teams that consistently stay ahead of falls and functional decline are not necessarily doing more. They are paying attention to something different, and they are paying ...

You've just finished another one-on-one with one of your strongest department heads or charge nurses. You reviewed staffing ratios for the week, talked through a resident care concern, and confirmed ...

Wounds are a pernicious threat in long term care, directly impacting quality of life, undermining health, and attacking the bottom line. A recent study by the Healthcare Industry Distributors ...

Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) face relentless financial pressure while challenged with increasingly high expectations for quality, staffing, and regulatory compliance. In this environment, cost ...

According to the National Council on Aging, an older adult suffering a fall-related injury is seen in an emergency department every 11 seconds. When patients arrive at a skilled nursing facility after ...

In this episode, host Debbie Stadtler sits down with with Renee Ridling, executive director of the Gingerbread House, to explore quality improvement and the AHCA/NCAL Quality Award program. Ridling ...

For years, the senior living industry referred to the silver tsunami as a distant force approaching the horizon. In 2026, that wave is no longer theoretical. The oldest Baby Boomers are now in their ...

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 ...

Unplanned weight loss in long term care is more than a clinical concern; it’s a leadership concern. It impacts resident wellbeing, family satisfaction, survey risk, and quality outcomes. Yet many ...