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Trappings of LTC system leave operators trapped
By
Stephen A. Moses
Feb 23, 2022
The current LTC system traps operators in a public financing system that pays too little, expects too much, rewards cronyism, discourages creativity, punishes profit making and disserves aging Americans.
Strategies to improve workforce participation
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Feb 22, 2022
These short-term strategies from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine could improve workforce participation.
CMS is doing something right: Focusing on safety
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Feb 18, 2022
On Feb. 9, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sent a memo to state survey agency directors, asking state departments of public health to properly survey for certification requirements....
Health literacy and rehab: The deviled eggs are in the details
By
Renee Kinder
Feb 17, 2022
Nothing makes me much more nervous than making deviled eggs. I know it sounds ridiculous, but the level of precision needed in each step of the process can send me into downright panic. A simple...
We’d like a do-over, please
By
Jeff Jerebker
Rick Gamache
Feb 16, 2022
If there was a way to go back to 1965 and have a do-over on nursing home design in America, we would not create or accept institutional architecture.
Wait, what did you just say, CMS?
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Feb 15, 2022
Keeping up with the constantly changing guidance between the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regulations would make even a rocket scientist’s...
How long-term care facilities can become more LGBTQ+ inclusive
By
Michael Adams
Feb 14, 2022
Everyone deserves to feel welcome and safe accessing long-term care. Here’s how to make your facility more LGBTQ+ inclusive.
In the year 2025, will population health finally be real?
By
Martie Moore
Feb 14, 2022
To make population health real, we must get real about what it will take to achieve the outcomes we all want.
Therapy cuts are here
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Feb 11, 2022
We are over a month into 2022 and have already billed the first month of the 15% reduction in therapy reimbursement for our Medicare patients. You’ll recall that Jan. 1, 2022, was the day that Medicare Part...
No more muddling along
By
Gary Tetz
Feb 10, 2022
It’s become a ritual, and I recently realized it probably needs to stop. Most every morning as I glide past our delightful receptionist on the way to my office, our daily dance of greeting goes something...