If a profession were going to grow so much it could dominate certain employment sectors in the near future, it would only make sense to start focusing more on that profession, wouldn’t it? Long-term...
Appreciation for a pioneer in elder weight theory
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Elizabeth Newman
Oct 02, 2012
There’s something comforting about an expert on aging living to 89. I’m not saying that gerontologist Reubin Andres had all the answers, or that we should see him as the sole test case of proving...
This ‘crackdown’ should really melt your cheese
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John O'Connor
Oct 05, 2015
Can someone please tell me exactly what “melty cheese” is? The product exists in commercials but is apparently not to be found elsewhere. And as far as I can tell, no state regulators are cracking...
A new breakthrough for the big C. diff
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Aug 02, 2016
A breakthrough in Clostridium difficile research could be the starting point for a treatment that may make the lives of your residents, and even your own lives, much better.
Bring on the nursing faculty
By
Liza Berger
Dec 05, 2008
The nursing profession needs teachers. That became increasingly evident this week with public announcements about two new studies. First, from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing: Enrollment...
Don’t like the new ratings system? Welcome to our world
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John O'Connor
Jun 19, 2017
The content in the angry letter sounded all-too familiar. “Flawed methodology” and “substantive errors” in CMS’s “chosen methodology.” Another nursing home organization...
Feeling threatened at work? You’re probably a woman
By
John O'Connor
Sep 28, 2015
Who has the most dangerous jobs in America? Police officers? Fire fighters? Loggers?
MedPAC idea could be bad for nursing homes
By
Liza Berger
May 27, 2009
Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) recently introduced legislation that would make the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) part of the executive branch. The proposal is at once both logical and worrisome....
Post-acute payment bundling system appears ominous
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Liza Berger
May 21, 2009
Nursing homes have cause to worry about the prospect of a Medicare post-acute payment bundling system. If it pans out, facilities may end up on the losing side of the equation. That is just one of my takeaways...
Long-term care insurance proving easy to ignore
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James M. Berklan
Sep 05, 2012
Long-term care insurance sellers must feel a bit like broccoli farmers under the first George Bush presidency. They’re not getting the love the feel they deserve.