Blogs, Guest Columns, Things I Think and Living Leadership
No stopping me from bringing home the bacon
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Nov 17, 2015
One thing you can say about working in long-term care is that as long as the population keeps aging, we’re pretty much guaranteed to be able to find a job. Yep, we can keep bringing home that bacon....
The skilled eye of a speech pathologist
By
Renee Kinder
Nov 16, 2015
The Medicare Benefit Policy Manual provides guidance for rehabilitation professionals on criteria for reasonable and necessary skilled services which include: Following Evidenced Based Practice Patterns:...
The best defense is a good offense when mitigating False Claims Act liability
By
Jason Edgecombe and Ted Lotchin
Nov 13, 2015
Our previous articles have reviewed the liability traps that the False Claims Act creates for long-term care providers. These traps have resulted in damages and penalties for healthcare providers to the...
Who has time for self-reflection?
By
Julie Thorson
Nov 12, 2015
In our busy world, who has time for self-reflection? A year ago, I would have told you I not only don’t have time but I would have answered with self-reflection? (Note obvious inflection in voice)...
Nursing home jobs should be living wage jobs
By
Matthew Yarnell
Nov 11, 2015
If we are serious about providing the highest quality care for our residents, then we have to back our rhetoric with action.
The secret to LTC success? A focus on well-being
Nov 10, 2015
Despite the diversity of the events I attended during my brief visit to the LeadingAge convention in Boston last week, a theme clearly emerged. The thread that ran through the varied offerings was well-being
How to deal with overwhelmed and overwhelming patients
By
Mark Goulston
Nov 09, 2015
When patients and their families feel overwrought and overwhelmed, a group of cells called the amygdala, located in their emotional brain, hijacks them away from being able to listen to you or follow what...
A guide for family members demanding hospitalization
Nov 06, 2015
Studies of hospital admissions from U.S. nursing homes suggest that resident and family insistence on transfer accounts for as much as 15% to 18% of these admissions. It is understood few medical providers...
Go ahead, TSA. Make my day
By
Gary Tetz
Nov 05, 2015
“That TSA agent made my day.” You don’t hear that sentence very often. On any list of unlikely utterances, it’s right up there with “Those Republicans and Democrats really...
It’s all in the name
By
Brenda Schreiber
Nov 04, 2015
The final result of years of research was announced on November 1 at LeadingAge 2015: CCRCs will be known as Life Plan Communities. This new terminology projects the image of today’s older adults,...