You wouldn’t have seen any flashing lights or scurrying EMTs, but it was still a major crisis. The nursing home resident was completely out of his favorite pickles, and not just any variety would...
Provider’s payout in whistleblower billing fraud case approaches $60 million
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 30, 2018
A New York provider serving elderly and disabled Medicaid beneficiaries has reached a $10.3 million settlement in a state and federal case over long-term care payments.
Advice from a daughter to caregivers
By
Marilyn Gerkin
Sep 27, 2017
Some tips from a daughter’s perspective.
The power of praise
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 01, 2016
Here’s one thing baseball has taught me about long-term care—all financial problems would disappear if we priced our services like ballpark beer. But there’s another lesson to be learned.
Happy Now Years
By
Gary Tetz
Feb 04, 2016
It’s suddenly 2016, and I’m uneasy. Perhaps you know that vague apprehension. Like maybe you left your newly stocked phosphorescent med cart unlocked in the parking lot overnight, or ran off...
New career path?
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Dec 03, 2013
How many of you will agree with me that we never fully turn off the internal therapist mode when we’re in public, outside of work hours?
How should I handle a young, salary-obsessed nurse?
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Oct 01, 2012
Start by reviewing her resume, if you haven’t already, to get a better idea of her career background. This will probably take more than one discussion.
It’s time to drop the lone wolf routine
By
John O'Connor
Jun 18, 2012
For many, it appears that finding their own answers to long-term care’s challenges and opportunities is the first and only default option. But the future means finding some dance partners.
What’s the secret to longevity? Ask Edna Parker.
By
Liza Berger
Apr 23, 2008
When it comes to growing old, we might want to think our worldview. The reason is Edna Parker, the oldest person in the world. Parker, who turned 115 at the Heritage House Convalescent Center in Indiana...
Brookdale resolves lawsuit over SNF transfers, discharges for $3.25 million
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 15, 2022
Brookdale Senior Living has agreed to pay $3.25 million to resolve allegations that 10 of its California skilled nursing facilities failed to properly notify and prepare residents for both transfers and...