(Sponsored) 3 Risks of Social Isolation in SNFs — And 3 Solutions, Too

For nearly three months now, skilled nursing residents have been on lockdown.

On March 13, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance banning all non-essential visits to the nation’s more than 15,000 nursing homes in efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19. This is a sorely needed protection for this most vulnerable of populations, but it brings a problem: increased social isolation for people whose normal interactions are already limited, and who face greater challenges as a result.

Fortunately, there are technological solutions to skilled nursing’s social isolation problem. Among them is RehabTracker, the resident engagement tool from