Blogs, Guest Columns, Things I Think and Living Leadership
If I were to rob your community blind, you’ll never guess what I’d take
By
Kevin Williams
Mar 15, 2013
Offering multiple types of care, and other benefits are only the beginning of offerings that senior living owner/operators will offer their customer base in the future. Geriatric counseling and moving...
Uniform conformity
By
Gary Tetz
Mar 14, 2013
How widespread is the adoption of uniforms within the long-term care profession? According to a rigorous and scientific phone survey I conducted of the one nursing home administrator who would take my...
Reducing readmissions with a scheduled presence in the post-acute care setting
By
Jerome Wilborn, M.D., F.C.C.P
Mar 13, 2013
When you have a physician or hospitalist in a facility, acute changes in condition are addressed. Moreover, acute changes in condition (once they’re addressed) can lead to decreased re-hospitalizations...
Just ask Petraeus
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Mar 12, 2013
Well, it wasn’t easy to get there, but we have a new CIA director sworn in. With John Brennan taking over the spy agency, now’s a good time to think back to what happened to his predecessor,...
Return the reporter’s phone call, or pay the price
By
Linda Arters
Mar 11, 2013
News alert to all decision makers in the long term care industry: Prepare to communicate during a crisis BEFORE a crisis communicates for you.
Inside the mind of an LTC shrink
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Mar 08, 2013
I sat in morning report as the nursing supervisor announced the arrival of a new resident. An 80-year old woman was taken to the hospital after a fall at home, where she received a below-knee amputation...
Another reason why clinicians shouldn’t underestimate housekeeping staff
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Mar 07, 2013
Each time I visited a restroom during a routine site visit, I noticed a very pretty toilet-paper flower there. It was made of toilet paper and folded into a flower, including the stem. It was then sitting...
A new vision for LTC leadership
By
Randy Lindner, MHSA, CAE
Mar 07, 2013
We have many challenges and barriers to attracting, appropriately preparing, retaining and elevating the profession of long-term care leadership. Many of these barriers are the result of the federal mandate...
What would Jack Bauer do?
By
Anthony Cirillo
Mar 06, 2013
In the now-infamous case of an independent living facility’s policy on CPR, the simple perception is that a woman was dying and needed CPR. Sound and prudent judgment would have been to perform it,...
Sorting out the antipsychotic quality measures
By
Steven Littlehale
Mar 05, 2013
While antipsychotic measurements can vary, providers must carefully and thoroughly examine all antipsychotic medication use in their facility.