The Raise the Wage Act of 2021, What are the Impacts on Long Term Care (LTC)? An aid to decrease LTC staff burnout and improve LTC resident's quality of care? Or does it include another cost measure for some already struggling LTC facility Administrators to balance...
A Decade of Dedication Brianne Grescheck began her journey in long-term care pharmacy 10 years ago as a floor tech at Colonial Pharmacy, in Utica, New York. Colonial Pharmacy was a small, local long-term care pharmacy that actually served local facilities out of a...
Each of our employees play an integral part in the continued long-term success of our organization. We love celebrating our employee-owners that work hard behind the scenes to ensure every prescription ordered is filled accurately, that it goes to the right...
Pharmacy Change During a Pandemic Business is certainly not “as usual” in any industry, especially long-term and supported care. Staffing needs are being evaluated and altered almost daily, vendor/visitor/admission protocols are following-suit, and what used to...
Embracing Employee-Ownership As an employee-owned organization, we take great pride in recognizing the hard work and dedication of our people. It is our great pleasure to shine a spotlight on Raymond Goulet for his efforts to provide high levels of personalized...
A Record of Personalized Care. This month we are excited to shine a spotlight on one of the newest members of the HealthDirect family, Judith Dagen. Recently, HealthDirect had the pleasure of welcoming the pharmacies of William's Apothecary in...
Personalized Care. Direct to you. This month we are thrilled to shine a light on Jill Sanfelippo. Jill is our Client Services Representative for our Brookfield, Wisconsin pharmacy, and is responsible for ensuring the highest levels of service to...
My favorite part about working at HealthDirect is the people that I work with. Everyone there works as a team to get the job done and there is a never a dull moment." This Spotlight is on one of our bright employees from our Appleton, Wisconsin pharmacy, which...
“To me, personalized care means doing everything I can to make sure our customers are satisfied” Donna Kuhl wears a lot of hats. Technically, her job title is Pharmacy Associate- Medical records. Yet, those who work with Donna say she can be...
In a long-term care setting, transitioning providers for any type can seem daunting. You may be concerned about adding work for your team, disrupting resident care or even causing general disorganization and chaos, all of which are valid concerns. When choosing...
Flu prevention in long-term care facilities is nothing to take lightly. As you know, senior residents are especially vulnerable to flu and developing flu-related complications, like pneumonia. Not to mention, the 2017-2018 flu season was especially bad, killing more...
As healthcare leaders and providers, reducing hospital readmissions is a commitment you make to benefit your residents and the viability of your facility. Yet developing effective readmission reduction strategies can feel like a difficult, even insurmountable...