It is National Social Worker Month and is the perfect opportunity to look at the impact social services and social workers have on Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), or nursing homes residents and families. But first, we will look at the emergence of social workers and how they became the voice for the voiceless throughout the…

When people think of life in a skilled nursing facility (SNF), or a nursing home as most people know them as, they picture what has often been presented in television and advertising. Those images often present SNFs as depressing places with residents not engaging with one another, employees that do not care about them, and…

The new year is about to begin, and it is always an exciting time to look ahead, but also reflect on the past year for the important lessons we have learned and look back on the success of the past year for our Kissito Healthcare residents, families, employees, and our communities. We are here for…

With the holiday season approaching, it is a good time to recognize there is an estimated 1.35 million people in the United States receiving care in a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF), and it is a special time for residents, employees, and communities. Employees throughout SNFs ensure the holidays are special for residents by decorating, planning…

525,600 minutes. One year. A lot can happen in one year. Births, graduations, weddings, anniversaries, and travel can all make a particular year special in our memories. Injury and illness also have the potential to make a year stand out in our minds. Lives could be changed in an instant from a fall with injuries,…