The blanket approach: Best practices for PDPM Success
By
Rajeev Kumar, M.D.
Aug 23, 2019
Establish and implement best practices quickly, and you shall bask in the glow of success under their security blanket. Procrastinate, and you might just be left with a wet blanket.
Bring in the rocks
By
Gary Tetz
Apr 18, 2019
The troubling news that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is conducting a “comprehensive review” of nursing home regulations hit me like a truckload of giant boulders dropped on a homeless...
Seven strategies for treating psychiatric patients in SNFs
By
Robert Figlerski, Ph.D.
Mar 05, 2018
As part of my early clinical training, I spent some time treating patients at a large psychiatric hospital that has long since closed.
LEEDing the charge: Insights from green certification
By
Rodney Fenstermacher
Jul 22, 2015
It’s clear the “green” movement has planted it roots and proven to be more than a fad in fashion, living and housing.
Connecting generations isn’t an option — it’s a must
By
Tina L. Kies
Jul 16, 2018
As often is the case when I’m hunkered away behind my computer screen for work, my young child is basking in the glory of being our family’s only grandson. With that status comes much pomp...
The Equalizer: A holiday story from the ‘Before’ time
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Dec 29, 2020
She told me about her life via handwritten notes and the occasional use of a talking computer that verbalized what she painstakingly typed out. “I’ve been a cripple ever since I got polio as a...
The challenge of protecting dementia residents during the coronavirus pandemic
By
Joel Landau
Jul 01, 2020
The new normal resulting from the coronavirus pandemic has presented a particular challenge to those afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, as well as the dedicated healthcare professionals...
Dementia units require full-time managers
By
Allan S. Vann, Ed.D
Nov 10, 2014
I view assisted living residents management as similar to that of a school: Supervision and evaluation of personnel and programs/operations in their departments are the most important daily responsibilities...
Look on the bright side to fight depression
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 20, 2013
I was recently reading an article about depression and what one can do to help themselves. It said that how you became depressed is important, but more importantly, you can learn how to do various things...
PDPM: New tricks from old dogs
By
Maureen McCarthy
Jan 25, 2019
Some changes for PDPM transition on Oct. 1 will revolve around the diagnoses and conditions of the resident.