Stimulus package ‘so far so good’ for nursing homes
By
Liza Berger
Jan 27, 2009
OK, so it’s my birthday. Perhaps it’s because of all the attention (and presents) I’ve been getting, but I sense some good things on the horizon—at least in Washington. I’m speaking specifically...
A winning strategy during COVID-19
By
Liza Berger
Apr 28, 2020
Amid all the dark news emerging about the coronavirus and nursing homes, there’s a bright spot, and it’s one that other top-flight nursing homes should emulate.:
Rehabilitation Feature — Countdown : Providers and therapists are nervously watching the calendars,...
By
Liza Berger
Jun 13, 2005
Teresa Hildebrandt would like to begin preparing for the onset of the Medicare therapy caps this January. But she knows a lot can still happen between now and then.
“It’s kind of hard putting...
Phew! Congress rejects Bush veto of Medicare bill
By
Liza Berger
Jul 16, 2008
Talk about sending a clear message to the president. In a rare display of unified opposition, Congress overwhelmingly overrode President Bush’s veto of the crucial Medicare bill late Tuesday. The House...
The right move
By
Liza Berger
Feb 06, 2008
Hurricane Katrina forced nursing homes to rethink emergency transportation – and make the federal government take notice.
Document to reduce risk of COVID-19 lawsuits: expert
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2020
As COVID-19 cases rise in long-term care facilities, a legal expert is stressing the importance of documentation and training to prevent operators from being the subjects of coronavirus-related litigation.
Better to let sleeping nursing-home dogs lie
By
Liza Berger
May 11, 2009
Say it’s not true! Could it really be that dogs, those loving, joyful, drooling creatures, actually can transfer illnesses such as MRSA and C.difficile to residents in nursing homes? Pardon my intellectual...
How Great are we at handling this pandemic? Not so much
By
Liza Berger
Sep 30, 2020
Ultimately, historians may talk about this period as a test of how Great the rest of us are in trying to protect the Greatest Generation.
Big names, ideas mark AAHSA, AHCA conferences
By
Liza Berger
Oct 24, 2008
Now that the inbox is cleared, and the suitcase is (somewhat) unpacked, there’s time to reflect on the latest national nursing home conferences held by the American Association of Homes and Services...
Alzheimer’s a tough nut to crack
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2009
If there is any subject that attracts readers’ attention it is Alzheimer’s disease. It seems that every story we publish about the disease–from any angle–finds its way to the “Most...