Given the risk of infection and transmission, skilled nursing facilities have enacted restricted visitor policies during the pandemic. As a result, family caregivers and external clinicians such as therapists,...
A new perspective on age-old, old-age issues
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 10, 2021
For nearly a decade, my freelance writing career included plenty of articles about chronic wounds, payment reform and pretty much anything else skilled-nursing related. Surely, I thought, I’d mastered...
Social media: Good vs. Evil?
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Feb 09, 2021
With all the nastiness that has been in social media, wouldn’t it be cool to see that social media can also have a good side? Good news: We can.
Questions to ponder as herd immunity remains out of reach
By
Steven Fuller, Ph.D., DO
Feb 08, 2021
Experts estimate that herd immunity for COVID-19 will be reached when 75–85% of the U.S. population has received the COVID-19 vaccine. But long-term care — including nursing homes and assisted...
Feds moving on records access enforcement
By
David Barmak, J.D.
Feb 08, 2021
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights continues to carefully move forward to ensure compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s Right...
When the rules change, not everyone wins: Counting IC deficiencies in Five-Star
By
Steven Littlehale
Feb 05, 2021
Do you remember how, as you were growing up, there was always another kid who would change the rules mid-game to ensure that he won? I do, and it would always make my blood boil. The Centers for Medicare...
Almost done
By
Gary Tetz
Feb 04, 2021
“Almost done,” the doctor assured me, as she aimed her laser at my right eye. Then over the next 20 minutes, she said it several more times. By then I knew it was all a cruel deception, meant to distract...
The future of LTC — post-vaccine: Feb. 25
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 04, 2021
A McKnight’s Long-Term Care News webinar starting at 1 p.m. ET will explore many of the key issues facing providers “post-vaccine.”
A case study in COVID-19 criminality
By
Christy Tosh Crider
Joy Boyd Longnecker
Feb 04, 2021
COVID-19 hit Holyoke Soldiers’ Home last March, when most of us were just learning the term “social distancing” and had no awareness of asymptomatic positives. While the global medical...
The lingering question
By
Julie Thorson
Feb 03, 2021
Isn’t it interesting how in January new ideas are so exciting? Then in February, life’s hits keep coming, and there are those, “What was I thinking?” moments. Well, guess what? I’m only slightly...