Running a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) can be a way to make a positive impact on the lives of your residents while creating a steady income stream for yourself. It’s a win-win, but it does come with its fair share of challenges. To start, you need to decide if you want to…
You know that each person living at your Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) comes with their unique preferences and requirements. They’re more than their medical diagnoses and their dietary restrictions. They’re a whole person with a wide range of passions, desires, and needs. The better your staff can meet them in a way…
At any Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE), providing care means investing in residents’ wellbeing. Fortunately, the staff at the RCFE doesn’t have to navigate this alone. By partnering with healthcare providers, team members can get support and guidance. Benefits of Strong Healthcare Partnerships When RCFE owners and managers establish and maintain relationships with…
Art and music bring a lot of beauty and joy into our lives. At a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE), those things can be particularly welcome. Whether residents are frustrated with their increasing loss of mobility or cognitive abilities, they would likely welcome the added dose of happiness that music and art can…
For your Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) to function its best, your team needs to work well together. That makes it important to understand and put work into managing multi-generational staff dynamics. The expectations of your Boomer staffers are probably fairly different from your Gen Zers, for example. Fortunately, when you foster a…
Whenever you intake a new resident, you spend time getting to know them, their needs, and their preferences. Don’t stop at medication management and dietary concerns, though. Make end-of-life care planning a built-in part of your intake process. This might feel early, but starting those conversations on intake means you get a natural in-road to…
When you welcome veterans to your Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE), you want to make sure they get the high level of care they deserve. They served our country, and now it’s your team’s turn to serve them. That might mean adapting your care to their needs. Service members may have physical or…
Think about the favorite spaces you’ve ever been in. Then think about rooms that feel cluttered, overly dark, or otherwise unpleasant. The way a space is set up makes a big difference in the way you feel while in it. When you extend that thinking to your Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE), it…
As the owner or manager of a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE), you’re continually on the hunt for ways to improve the quality of life for your residents. Not only does this benefit them directly, but it also helps your facility stand out from the competition. Plus, happier, healthier residents can be easier…
Any Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) provides a wide range of care for its residents, but perhaps none is as ever-present and important as keeping them fed. Providing nourishing, healthy food to the people at your facility goes a long way toward preserving their wellbeing and improving their quality of life. At the…