Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta: Why understanding variants matters
By
Renee Kinder
Jul 29, 2021
Life over the past few weeks has felt a little too normal. Would you all agree? Like we have all just been waiting for the ball to drop, and it has, with the recommendations from the CDC on Tuesday related...
A two-pronged approach to protecting SNF residents from influenza
By
William Schaffner, M.D.
Jan 09, 2017
Good news: More skilled nursing facility staff are getting their annual influenza vaccine than ever before. Last season, nearly 70% were vaccinated, up from 64% a year earlier. Bad news: SNF staff still...
Combating seniors’ isolation
By
Joel Landau
Jul 12, 2019
Over a decade ago, a healthcare administrator named Carolin Duncan spent two months undergoing training far from home. It occurred to her during that time that she was feeling many of the same things seniors...
Terminations without litigation in the nursing home industry: Part Three
By
Howard Kurman, Esq. & Julius Steiner, Esq.
Aug 23, 2012
Terminations today pose far more legal risk than they did even 20 years ago. Irrespective of the size of the employer, a disgruntled employee who has been involuntarily terminated is likely to challenge...
Overcoming the guilt and embracing the gifts of long-term care
By
Deborah Shouse
Sep 04, 2013
Sometimes it takes ones own family member going into long-term care to understand what the community provides. Deborah Shouse previews her new book, “Love in the Land of Dementia: Finding Hope in...
The true cost of obesity to SNFs
By
Joy Stephenson-Laws
Jan 19, 2018
While federal regulations state that nursing homes must provide “each resident with a nourishing, palatable, and well-balanced diet that meets dietary requirements and any special dietary needs”...
What we’ll see in assisted living this year—a year to get stronger
By
Doug Fullaway
Feb 01, 2011
What will we see in the assisted living world this year? The following are my best guesses, given ongoing conversations with assisted living communities across the country and seeing firsthand how the...
Navigating the brain fitness landscape: do’s and don’ts
By
Alvaro Fernandez
Oct 21, 2008
Choosing the right cognitive fitness product or program for senior living residents is harder than it sounds. But understanding their needs, identifying your objectives and considering the total cost of...
Stakeholders need to prepare for the loss of long-term care’s exemption to e-prescribing
By
Cynthia Morton
Sep 15, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is set to lift long-term care’s exemption from its e-prescribing rule as of Nov. 1. This is bigger news than most realize right now, and there has been...
The great outdoors: beautifying a long-term care landscape in a down economy
By
Craig Ruppert
Sep 30, 2009
Just because the economy is hurting doesn’t means the grounds of your long-term care facility should. Keeping the outdoors up to snuff is good for your residents–and business too.