Final rule for joint replacement: Don’t come unhinged!
By
Steven Littlehale
Jan 20, 2016
The first mandatory bundled payment program was set into motion with the publication of the Final Rule on Comprehensive Care for Lower Extremity Joint Replacement (CJR). The implementation date is now...
Do life plan communities really help people age well?
By
Cate O’Brien, Ph.D.
Nov 15, 2017
As senior housing professionals, we’re well aware of the many opportunities that Life Plan Communities offer residents. The programs, amenities, services, and health care provided create an opportunity-rich...
Why we sought Joint Commission accreditation
Mar 27, 2015
If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me why I was seeking Joint Commission certification, I could max out my personal retirement contributions.
Under the microscope: The ever-increasing scrutiny of antipsychotics in LTC
By
Jennifer L. Hardesty
Jun 28, 2012
Facilities need to prepare for the increased scrutiny that surveyors will have on dementia residents taking antipsychotics. While antipsychotics may be required for some residents, a full-fledged review...
Lessons from COVID-19: Prioritize infection prevention and control for PALTC
By
Christopher Laxton
Patrick Luib
Theresa Schmidt
Jan 12, 2022
Series Introduction The Advancing Excellence in Long-Term Care Collaborative is a community of diverse collaborators who experienced the pandemic differently and from different perspectives. We have shared...
Satisfaction guaranteed?
By
Margaret A. Wylde, Ph.D.
Jan 25, 2013
How much time is spent providing assistance to the average assisted living resident? Are their lives at a point where “assisted living resident” is the best way to describe them?
The remote solution
By
Michele A Lynch
Jun 13, 2022
Amid the ashes of the COVID-19 pandemic came the realization that there were more casualties from this plague than we thought. It was reported that 25% of COVID-19 deaths were long-term care residents...
Biden’s plan may be coup de grâce for staggering sector
By
Brendan Williams
Mar 02, 2022
President Biden’s plan targets what he feels is the top healthcare sector threat to consumers.
The Employee Free Choice Act: What nursing homes can do to keep unions at the door
May 01, 2009
It could just be a matter of time before the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as the card-check bill, passes through Congress. Even if it is enacted, there are steps that nursing homes can take to...
Revised Employee Free Choice Act still threatening to long-term care employers
By
Michael Pepperman
Nov 04, 2009
Federal lawmakers have softened some of the language in Employee Free Choice Act legislation. But don’t be fooled. It still would make it easier for unions to form within long-term care facilities.