Nurse-Midwives: Solution for Maternity Care Deserts? Lack of access to care is a leading factor in maternal mortality, according to a March of Dimes 2022 report, which found that 2.2 million U.S. women of childbearing age live in maternity care deserts. Learn More
Invest in Wound Care Education To Avoid Legal Risks When it comes to pressure injuries, diabetic wounds, and venous wounds, investing in education to build expertise up front can help you avoid costly wound care liability. Learn More
The Payoff of Wound Care Education: Get a Return on Your Investment Educating your clinicians in skin and wound care can pay off with positive client outcomes and a return on your investment. Learn More
Home Health Referrals: Grow Your Network Setting your agency up for more home health referrals requires attention to quality, risks, and marketing. Success breeds success. Learn More
Home Health CoPs Update: New Opportunities for OTs OTs will be allowed to initiate the start of care in home health in 2022 under the updated Medicare conditions of participation. Learn More
Respiratory Therapy and COVID-19: Challenges in Skilled Nursing and Home Health Respiratory therapists are doing important work with COVID patients. Ensure they are up to speed on evidence-based best practices and billing constraints. Learn More
How To Improve Long-Term Care Quality Measures CMS quality measures are important because they help elderly individuals and their caregivers decide if your long-term care facility is right for them. Learn More
Hope for the Future: Seeking Solid Ground in Behavioral Health in 2021 Behavioral health providers weathered multiple crises in 2020. Yet some of the repercussions could lead to lasting benefits. Learn More
7 Steps To Building Your Nurse Aide Training Program Just when you find a qualified nurse aide for your skilled nursing facility, another one leaves. Hungry for a new approach? Consider creating an in-house nurse aide training program. Learn More
Post-Election Outlook: Advocating for Home Care Provider Relief Find out what home health and hospice organizations might expect in the coming months as new government leaders and legislators take office. Learn More
5 Ways To Improve Home Health Nurse Retention Retaining home health nurses is a challenge many home health agencies face. Read this blog to learn more about how to best retain home health nurses. Learn More
Advance Care Planning and Patient Care Advance care planning can improve patient satisfaction and health outcomes when healthcare providers take a unified, informed approach. Learn More
Elderly Fall Prevention in Assisted Living Facilities Preventing falls is one of the most important ways assisted living facilities can help keep their residents safe and healthy. Learn More
A New Approach to CNA Hiring in Skilled Nursing Facilities In skilled nursing facilities there is a scarcity of well-trained CNAs and a high turnover rate. Find out how to tackle this growing challenge. Learn More
Physical Therapy in Skilled Nursing Facilities Physical therapists help seniors exercise safely and effectively to increase their overall health. Discover more about the importance of their role in SNFs. Learn More
Home Health Nurse Interview Questions A successful home health nurse interview requires an in-depth understanding of home health care protocols and a demonstrated commitment to the profession. Here are some interview tips. Learn More
Challenges in Home Health Care Nursing Home health care administrators can take several steps to help their employees address common challenges and remain engaged in their work. Learn More
Civic Engagement in Nursing Homes: Helping Residents Find Ways To Cast Their Votes For elderly people receiving care, voting can have its challenges. The coronavirus pandemic has added even more hurdles for them. Read about how you can help. Learn More
How to Hire a Home Health Aide Successfully recruiting and hiring home health aides requires a strategic, well-informed approach. This blog will give you tips on home health recruiting, hiring best practices, turnover statistics, and more. Learn More
State of Training and Staff Development Before and After COVID-19 We conducted a survey in June to determine how COVID-19 had changed business operations and training needs in healthcare, here’s what we found. Learn More
What Are the Benefits of Telehealth? Telehealth boosts the accessibility and efficiency of healthcare services while maintaining patient privacy and reducing operating costs for healthcare providers. Learn More
Understanding Telehealth Regulations and Requirements Telehealth has undergone rapid changes since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing healthcare professionals to adapt to evolving regulations and requirements. Learn More
Delegating Effectively to Nursing Assistants in Post-Acute Care Nursing assistants, with their hands-on and eyes-on interactions with clients, serve a vital role in the healthcare system, and they are recognized during National Nursing Assistants Week. Learn More
How To Become a Wound Care Nurse Looking to learn more about becoming a wound care nurse? Read our blog post to learn more about wound care certifications and what wound care nurses do. Learn More
Telehealth in Hospice: Providing Care, Comfort, and Counseling From Afar Telehealth has become not just a beneficial option but a vital resource amid the coronavirus pandemic. Find out about the key aspects of the transition to telehealth. Learn More
Integrating Trauma-Informed Care in Home Health: COVID-19 Considerations Seniors receiving care at home have a better chance of social distancing than those in skilled nursing facilities, but the stress of the pandemic is creeping into the home care environment. Learn More
Telehealth for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities During COVID-19 Telehealth and remote learning are blending together for OTs providing services for students living with developmental disabilities during the coronavirus pandemic. Learn More
Hospitals and COVID-19 Repercussions: Tips for Integrating Trauma-Informed Care We are all experiencing trauma on some level right now. Behavioral health practitioners are well educated in trauma-informed care, and healthcare workers can benefit from their expertise. Learn More
How Behavioral Health Professionals Are Navigating Telehealth With people feeling more anxious and isolated because of COVID-19, many behavioral health professionals and their clients are being forced to adapt telehealth technology. But finding affordable and easy-to-implement HIPAA-compliant technology can be a challenge. Learn More
Snapshots of COVID-19 in the Field: Relias Experts Share Firsthand Experiences Our hands-on experts working in the healthcare field, share their firsthand insights into how they are working to deter the coronavirus disease outbreak. Learn More
Juggling Wariness, Weariness, and Wellness: Breathe…but Not on Others When the stress starts building, we need to stop the laser focus on COVID-19 challenges and start addressing our own emotional well-being. Here are five suggestions to help you make conscious choices to boost your mental health. Learn More
Crucial Charge: Attending to Infection Prevention in Home Care As the number of people diagnosed with COVID-19 multiplies, demand is increasing for home-based care of people affected. Diligent attention to infection prevention and control protocols is vital for those providing home care for patients with COVID-19. Learn More
Planning in the Calm Before the Storm: Staffing in a Pandemic Crisis The evolving public healthcare crisis surrounding the spread of COVID-19 raises many questions about the capacity of healthcare organizations to maintain staffing levels to provide appropriate care. We look at the steps you can take to help plan ahead. Learn More
Better Benefits Can Boost Retention for Those Providing Care in the Home As turnover is an ongoing challenge in home health and home care, agency leaders need to continue seeking creative ways to reward and retain the best members of their teams,. Learn More
Empower Patients With PT and OT and Help Reduce Hospital Readmissions When most patients leave the hospital, they expect to move forward with their healing, not face a rebound hospital visit right away. PTs and OTs play a crucial role in reducing readmissions. Learn More
Stay Ahead of the Pack: Winning the Post-Acute Care Trifecta Delve into the three elements of the dream trifecta—which all revolve around staff expertise— to see how you can win long term. Learn More
5 Onboarding Best Practices To Boost Quality Care in the Home It’s no secret that staff turnover plagues home health and home care agencies. Learn 5 onboarding best practices to boost quality of care in the home. Learn More
Coaching the Next Generation of Women Leaders At a recent RWLI professional development session, a panel of professional athletic coaches shared their insights into fostering leadership skills in women. Learn More
Worried About the Financial Impact of PDGM? Do Your Homework! Many home health officials are worried that PDGM will not be budget neutral and that the new reimbursement strategy could lead to shaky financial standing. Learn More
Stay on Top of Evolving Hospice Expectations for a Strong 2020 As regulatory changes continue, hospice agencies must pay attention in 2020 to shifting expectations amid evolving service demand. Learn More
Refuel Your Caregivers With These Engaging, Re-Energizing Strategies Effective leaders will find ways to refuel their caregivers by showing them they care. Consider these five strategies for fueling caregiver engagement. Learn More
Hurry Up and Wait? Train Now for Nutrition and Food Safety CMS wants to ensure that food service programs at SNFs are led by qualified individuals who can give nutrition & food safety appropriate attention to protect the well-being of SNF residents. Learn More
Courageous Change: Don’t Just Conform, Transform In order to shape the required changes into desired goals, you’ll need to focus on six key steps. Find out how to execute on each of these six steps here. Learn More
Infection Prevention: Keep Your Organization Out of the News Infection prevention and control in post-acute care is an everyday job, but the potential negative outcomes are far from mundane. Learn More
Power to Heal: Best Practices in Pressure Injury Prevention and Wound Care These best practices can help all staff work together to prevent pressure wounds and identify contributory problems and appropriate treatments as early as possible. Learn More