With all the recent restrictions on psychotropic medications in skilled nursing facilities, many facilities find themselves struggling with a resurgence in unwanted resident behaviors that were previously...
This smart pill is hard to swallow
By
Gary Tetz
Nov 30, 2017
Reading the disturbing news in McKnight’s about the ingestible digital antipsychotic pill that tracks patient data has me all befuddled. I wish I could swallow a pill that would tell me how to feel...
CMS issues final rule on requirements of participation for nursing homes
By
Daniel Sternthal
Nov 04, 2016
At the end of September, CMS published the final rule revising the health and safety standards that long-term care facilities must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Alarm management in a long-term care environment
By
Connie Dills and Jeanne Venella
Feb 19, 2016
The number of non-actionable alarms blaring daily — due to a tightly set alarm parameter or a patient talking/coughing or getting out of bed — was distracting to clinical staff and disruptive to patients.
Therapy in a COVID-19 world: Telehealth, e-visits, and essential healthcare personnel
By
Renee Kinder
Mar 26, 2020
The therapy world as we know it has been transformed in the era of COVID-19. Allow me to provide some important answers to some important questions.
How family expectations change a healthcare organization
By
Betty Norman
Nov 16, 2016
It has long been speculated that a patient’s (or their family’s) disappointment with the care they receive in the healthcare system is a key driver for complaints and sometimes even litigation.
Long-term care and therapy: It’s complicated
Sep 09, 2014
There is an option in Facebook to mark your relationship status as, “It’s complicated.” This is a great way to sum up everything, without getting too personal. Even though posting your...
Health literacy and rehab: The deviled eggs are in the details
By
Renee Kinder
Feb 17, 2022
Nothing makes me much more nervous than making deviled eggs. I know it sounds ridiculous, but the level of precision needed in each step of the process can send me into downright panic. A simple...
Transformation communication in healthcare
By
Herb Hildebrandt, Ph.D, Hl.D.
Jun 16, 2019
Extensive testing with many scholarly colleagues sought benchmarks in answer to the question “Which criteria-terms relate to bringing change in an organization via oral or written communication?”
Three reasons your SNF should sign up for CMS’s BPCI Advanced Program
By
Gene Huang
Nov 01, 2017
BPCI Advanced, or the next iteration of CMS’s Bundled Payment for Care Improvement initiative, is coming. Despite the recent shake-ups at HHS, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) that enroll in the...