Your FitBit might just save your life — and your residents’
By
Jan 24, 2017
Even though I fell off the wearable fitness monitor bandwagon, recent research from the Stanford University School of Medicine might just serve as the incentive I need to jump back on it.
Caregivers and nurses: Knowing when to get involved in issues of elder intimacy
By
Elizabeth Landsverk, M.D.
Jan 18, 2017
As caretakers of elderly people we focus on their health, comfort and emotions. We monitor their eating, bathroom routines, and even their socialization.
Behavioral and psychiatric challenges in SNFS
By
Mitchell Gelber, Ed.D, PC
Jan 06, 2017
“Bonnie” was admitted to the skilled nursing facility following surgery for a right hip fracture. Prior to her fall, she said she was living by herself, fully independent. Although she claimed...
6 key infection control questions about the new LTC rules
By
Lesly Marban
Dec 09, 2016
Historic new rules of participation have brought myriad challenges for long-term care providers. Here are six key infection control-related questions we’re asked pertaining to them.
Three stars will be the new one star
By
Betsy Rust
Dec 07, 2016
Nursing home operators call it low occupancy. Medicare insiders call it a declining census. Economists call it excess capacity.
New LTC resources from some of the best
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Dec 06, 2016
Over the past year, I’ve been involved with several exciting long-term care-related projects that I can now tell you about. In the spirit of the season, I wanted to spread some good cheer with them,...
The importance of language access services
By
Kathryn Jackson
Nov 30, 2016
Communication is the cornerstone of good healthcare. Imagine trying to get through a medical appointment without being able to understand your physician.
The politics of why long-term care leaders are smiling
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 30, 2016
Sometimes when things go wrong, they’re right. Oh, so right. That’s the position long-term care professionals now find themselves in — or at least hope they do.
‘Tis the season for not checking email
By
Emily Mongan
Nov 22, 2016
As I set my own out of office reply last week for a quick trip to visit some college friends, I was reminded of a story I heard on NPR of a Texas newspaper editor who infuses his out-of-office replies...
Red tape relief? There’s a chance it might actually happen
By
John O'Connor
Nov 21, 2016
Here we go again. Another President-elect is promising to trim the red tape. Will it be different this time? Believe it or not, there’s a chance.