Blogs, Guest Columns, Things I Think and Living Leadership
Creating a recovery plan for a cyber-attack
By
Dan Hanson
Aug 09, 2019
Long-term care facilities more than likely have contingency plans for dealing with natural disasters, such as flooding or an earthquake.
Better than bees in your eye
By
Gary Tetz
Aug 08, 2019
Those adorable flying insects buzzing around and bringing cheer to your long-term care facility right now? A new study reveals that they’re probably infested with and spreading terrifying superbugs.
The role of business partners in procurement
By
Fred Bonaccorso
Aug 07, 2019
A panel of highly respected senior living experts from a variety of disciplines came together at the recent 2019 Navigator Leadership Summit to share their insights.
When life work imitates commercial
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 06, 2019
Have you seen that new commercial for insurance coverage protection from “Mayhem,” posing as a car thief? A poor guy is at a sporting event and gets notified that his car is being trashed and stolen. He’s...
How we applied ‘lean manufacturing’ and found success
By
Dean Moore
Aug 05, 2019
High direct care staff turnover is a critical organizational issue that cannot be ignored.
What SNF providers should know about arbitration
By
Dana Petrillo
Aug 02, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Final Rule, released July 18, revised arbitration agreements for long-term care facilities.
Roosters don’t lay eggs
By
Renee Kinder
Aug 01, 2019
Roosters do not lay eggs. I would say that is a fact that we can all agree on.
PDPM: Where providers should be now, on Oct. 1, and at 6 and 12 months post implementation
By
Steven Littlehale
Jul 31, 2019
“Tick, Tick … Boom!,” a lesser known musical by composer Jonathan Larson, who won a Pulitzer and three Tony Awards for his musical “Rent,” opens with a ticking sound.
Secret shoppers in LTC
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jul 30, 2019
While long-term care facilities might not be able to gather information easily from sham residents, SNF leaders who want to illuminate the important, human details behind dry customer service statistics...
Providing a living wage
By
Brendan Williams
Jul 29, 2019
We are on an unsustainable trajectory for long-term care if even a progressive state like Washington is faltering.