Group therapy offers benefits that should not be ignored
By
Kristy Wikum
Matthew Mesibov
Mar 03, 2020
As those reading this article are typically leaders of post-acute care provider organizations, we bet this will not be a shock, but not all people adapt to changes or even tweaks of a pre-existing process....
2020 trends in senior care put the focus on people needs
By
Jordan Parnell
Gerald Stoll
Feb 27, 2020
Just when you think the pressures on the senior care business can’t get anymore intense, they do. We have more aging adults in various states of health putting growing strain on the system. The growing...
The gig economy’s latest victim? Healthcare staffing
By
Chris Caulfield
Feb 25, 2020
The traditional healthcare staffing model isn’t working. It’s inefficient and expensive for facilities, burning out nurses by strong-arming them into overworking, and putting patients at risk. When...
We are failing our residents living with dementia
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Feb 20, 2020
The majority of providers I talk to today share that they are not doing enough 1:1 engagement, and that means to me that we are failing our residents, especially the ones living with cognitive change or...
The future of post-acute care is visual
By
Brian Wallace
Feb 18, 2020
As an outside influencer to the long-term care space, I’ve discovered a rising trend in healthcare marketing like I’ve never seen before in my 13.5 years (and 10–11 years in infographics, specifically)...
The difference between purchasing and procurement
By
Michael Wilson
Feb 13, 2020
If you are still purchasing supplies for your long-term care facility, stop. You could save hundreds, even thousands, of dollars each year if you switch from purchasing supplies to procurement. Most...
Arbitration agreements are better for long-term care facilities and families
By
Christina Nechiporchik
Feb 11, 2020
After litigation and multiple public comment periods, the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule for arbitration agreements went into effect on Sept. 16, 2019. Long-term care providers should...
Value-based reimbursement: Implications for LTPAC facilities and the ‘make, buy or sell’...
By
Scott Waxler
Feb 06, 2020
The following is the first of three articles in a series: Nearly all the healthcare leaders we speak with — whether from skilled nursing, long-term post-acute care, med-device, healthcare IT, hospital...
A vision for interoperability in post-acute care settings
By
Raj Mahajan, M.D.
Feb 04, 2020
Patients’ medical records need to travel with them wherever they go, not only within the walls of the hospital, but also into skilled nursing facilities, nursing homes and rehab centers, which make up...
Managed care, PDPM challenge providers to choose the right option for therapy management
By
Jill Krueger
Jan 30, 2020
Managed care penetration of the Medicare population is as high 90% and more in many areas of the country, and its growth is certain to accelerate and expand. Post-acute care (PAC) also now has entered...