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Sustainable strategies for healthcare facilities
By
Jacqueline Sipos
Aug 26, 2019
The incorporation of natural elements and sustainable design into healthcare facilities, including skilled nursing facilities, promotes the health and recovery of patients, benefits staff and visitors,...
Good documentation practices help promote life safety compliance
By
Stan Szpytek
Aug 21, 2019
Life Safety Code rules and regulations are designed to provide residents, staff and visitors with a safe environment of care.
(Almost) Everything you wanted to know about PDPM but were afraid to ask
By
Ronald Orth
Aug 19, 2019
While RUG-IV categorizes patients into a single, volume-driven case-mix group, PDPM will focus on the clinical characteristics and individualized needs of each resident.
Don’t miss your connection!
By
Dennis Jakubowicz
Aug 16, 2019
After a recent trip, I was reminded that traveling can surely be a mixed bag.
Creating new efficiencies with referral and medical records management
By
Scott Magers
Aug 14, 2019
Referrals and Medical Records Management staff are overwhelmed with paper and manual processes.
Resident engagement removes barriers
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Aug 12, 2019
To truly improve the resident experience, innovators in the engagement field need to find ways to remove barriers faced by frontline staff
How Generation Z can help solve the LTC worker shortage
By
Taha Bawa
Aug 05, 2019
It’s no secret that the long-term care industry has been facing a talent supply-and-demand crisis for some time. Along with an aging population that increasingly requires healthcare services, there continues...
What to know about QAPI
By
Tamar Abell
Jul 31, 2019
The final wave of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regulations were all scheduled to go into effect November 2019.
Lessons from my grandson
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
Jul 29, 2019
I recently made a 9-hour drive to visit my 7-year-old grandson, Jack. Living so far away, I don’t get to see him nearly as often as I’d like!