Blogs, Guest Columns, Things I Think and Living Leadership
Is your workplace healthy?
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
May 16, 2013
I’m a big advocate of taking small steps in the direction of change. Perhaps your organization isn’t in the position of being able to upgrade the health insurance package or to install an onsite...
The gray area of liability
By
Eugene Solomon
May 15, 2013
Assisted living companion services and the relationship between the community and the company is not always articulated and formalized. Policies and procedures, especially related to emergency response,...
The oddest job interview questions
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
May 14, 2013
You know it is not going to go well when the person you’re interviewing starts off by asking, “How much work can I miss before I get fired?” You ever have one of those? Yet that’s...
Pressure ulcer prevention basics
By
James G. Spahn, M.D., FACS
May 13, 2013
What exactly is a pressure ulcer? It is mechanical stress—pressure, shear or friction—that causes ischemic necrosis of at-risk soft tissue. Pressure ulcers were once thought to happen only to those...
Why online reviews are here to stay
By
Shelley Laurell
May 10, 2013
The Internet has given consumers a voice. Sharing with one another online, they visit and revisit online sources when making decisions. The places where their searches intersect with information they want...
Slouching toward nursing home admission
By
Gary Tetz
May 09, 2013
Here’s a little medical news that made me sit up straight: People with really bad posture are much more likely to eventually need help with activities of daily living (ADL), according to research...
Building for life: The future of better building performance
By
Randy Newton and Matt Gates
May 08, 2013
Nursing homes and long-term care facilities are a target-rich environment for energy efficiency improvements, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), which notes that residential facilities...
Medically Complex Medicare Part B
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
May 08, 2013
While CMS tries to figure out how to proceed with the manual medical review process, we continue to track our caps and apply our modifiers. In the meantime, has anyone noticed how our typical Medicare...
Top trends for aging-in-place communities
By
Ryan Foster
May 06, 2013
The path to retirement and beyond comes with a lot of new scenery, from navigating health care needs to deciding where to live. The landscape is changing – in thoughtful and well-planned ways –...
Considering captives
By
Christopher M. Keith
May 03, 2013
For most operators, owners and CFOs in long-term care facilities, control is not a word that comes to mind when insurance is the topic. But with price increases hitting commercial insurance lines, market...