When Wyndemere Senior Living in Wheaton, IL, launched an expansion this summer, it was our first major capital project since 1999. Meeting — and then exceeding — marketing expectations was critical....
The continued importance of therapy under PDPM
By
Glenda Mack
Oct 29, 2019
Despite The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ assertion that the new Patient-Driven Payment Model “focuses on the unique, individualized needs, characteristics, and goals of each patient,”...
A new perspective on longevity
By
Judah Gutwein
Oct 24, 2019
In the ever-evolving skilled nursing landscape, one thing has always remained a constant: the quest for longevity. We tend to view longevity from the perspective of the patient or resident. For example,...
Overcoming 6 challenges of group therapy
By
Mark Evin
Oct 22, 2019
The first step of any exercise in innovation is to deeply understand the nature of the problem you’re trying to solve. When done well, this process of discovery often points to a solution that’s different...
Pad your knowledge of PI support
By
Kristy Warren
Oct 17, 2019
While a newly published AHRQ report shows an overall decrease in hospital-acquired conditions between 2014 and 2017, the good news, unfortunately, doesn’t extend to pressure injuries. The rate of PIs...
3 ingredients to reduce nurse burnout
By
Chris Caulfield
Oct 15, 2019
The perfect recipe for optimizing employee and patient satisfaction at long-term care and skilled nursing facilities includes two key elements: a well-staffed facility and a team of nursing professionals...
Fight deadly germs with smarter technology
By
Deric Blattenberger
Oct 10, 2019
Recent headlines have inundated us with news about the alarmingly rapid spread of a new and deadly strain of C. auris — a drug-resistant fungus, still with no discernible origin, that has seen 309 cases...
Trauma can happen anywhere. Prepare.
By
Sherie L. Friedrich, PsyD
Oct 08, 2019
Trauma is not an uncommon experience: 60% of men and 50% of women will experience a traumatic event in their lifetime, and nearly 8% of the population will at some point meet diagnostic criteria for Post-Traumatic...
PDPM is here. Let’s embrace Utopia.
By
Rosanna L. Benbow
Oct 03, 2019
For years, I have joked that I teach things for the Utopian World — the world as it should be — with the knowledge they won’t always happen that way. But, as of late, I am struggling with statements...
Finding dividends in unexpected places
By
Stephen P. Ashkin
Oct 01, 2019
Most nursing homes are businesses, and like any business, they must be continually on the lookout for ways to keep operating costs in check. Further, they must be continually marketing their facilities...