Blogs, Guest Columns, Things I Think and Living Leadership
Transform your recruiting with the Waddling Goose Technique™
By
Gary Tetz
Jan 25, 2018
At the risk of shameless self-promotion, I’m quite sure I’ve just solved one of the great challenges facing long-term care providers — hiring the right frontline caregivers.
Is sub-acute care in a SNF the best option for cancer rehab patients?
By
Terrence Pugh, M.D.
Jan 24, 2018
With each new year, cancer patients find continued hope that a cure or treatment for their disease will lead to longer and fuller lives.
We never shut down
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jan 24, 2018
As the government shut down over the weekend, it struck me once again: We in long-term care do not close our doors. Ever.
Your line staff of CNAs and nurses will make or break your facility’s reputation
By
Judah Gutwein
Jan 22, 2018
I was meeting with a new client recently at their skilled nursing and rehab facility for our in-service prior to launching their online digital marketing campaign.
Treat yourself to a person-directed 2018
By
Renee Kinder
Jan 18, 2018
In case it hasn’t registered yet, the cultural shift from provider-directed care to person-directed care has carried over effectively into the updated state survey processes being implemented secondary...
The true cost of obesity to SNFs
By
Joy Stephenson-Laws
Jan 19, 2018
While federal regulations state that nursing homes must provide “each resident with a nourishing, palatable, and well-balanced diet that meets dietary requirements and any special dietary needs”...
Arbitration agreements: Is a signature enough?
By
Mario C. Giannettino
Jan 17, 2018
What are long-term care providers to do post-Kindred? Should they expect that their agreements to arbitrate will be enforced or invalidated at the state level?
Self-disclosure: What your staff needs to know about revealing personal information to residents
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jan 16, 2018
Disclosing your personal information can be a good way to establish a more intimate connection with residents but there also can be unintended and unwanted consequences to revealing such details.
ACE (Acute Care For Elders): Integrating acute, post-acute and LTC
By
James Lomastro
Jan 15, 2018
Over the last 20 years, there is a movement to assign elders to units that specifically address their need.
SNFs: Time to step up, not give up
By
Anne Tumlinson
Jan 12, 2018
The design of the BPCI-Advanced program appears, at first glance, to offer little opportunity for SNFs looking to redesign their business models and take episodic healthcare risk alongside hospitals and...