The healthcare industry is well aware of the consequences of workplace violence. With workplace violence-related injuries in the sector clocking in at nearly five times the rate as the private sector as...
The nursing home survey system is about to get a much closer look
By
John O'Connor
Aug 29, 2014
You had to know this was coming. Earlier this week, the New York Times reported that many nursing homes are submitting massaged staffing and quality indicator data to the feds. The alleged reason? So facilities...
Recipes with something missing
By
John O'Connor
Jan 27, 2012
President Obama delivered his third State of the Union address Tuesday night. I’ll let the professional scorekeepers decide whether his hour-long presentation was up to code. My take is that the...
Act your age — or don’t: Theater as therapy in long-term care
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 25, 2013
If you work in long-term care, it’s easy to become cynical. That’s why I was so glad to talk with Ricardo Pena this week. Pena is running an impressive drama program at Canterbury Care & Rehab...
Longer life expectancy has an underside
By
Liza Berger
Aug 20, 2009
A child born in 2007 can expect to live to nearly 78, according to preliminary findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of course, that is good news. Everyone should be entitled to...
Proof election year is no time to take anything for granted
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 24, 2016
It seems you can’t count on anything for certain in an election year — just ask any Trump skeptic – and that could mean special things for long-term care.
Examiners see the churn and corporate SNF operators feel the burn
By
James M. Berklan
May 04, 2016
I imagined nursing home chain executives wincing two days ago at the sight of yet another study apparently finding they’re doing a poor job.
Obtaining critical claims data may soon get easier
By
John O'Connor
Jun 05, 2015
The government plans to make new claims data and other resident-care information available to providers and entrepreneurs as never before. Is it too good to be true?
Health IT should be a bigger political issue
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 02, 2016
The chances of the next two months involving an intellectual discussion of the intricacies of healthcare policy within the current political spectrum is nil. But those of us in healthcare media wouldn’t...
Looking to manage your organization’s data better? It’s as simple as 1-2-3
By
John O'Connor
Nov 02, 2012
From Google to grocers, innovative firms are finding ways to tame data in ways that give them a unique advantage. More than a few long-term care operators have begun to take notice.