What are the common themes, if any, in facilities that have a 1-Star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services?
Community workers with mobile tech increase transportation for seniors
By
Andrey Ostrovsky, M.D.
Sep 10, 2015
Despite recent improvements, hospital admissions continue to be a problem. Most interventions aimed at preventing admissions have been focused on medical risk factors, like heart failure or chronic obstructive...
New construction heading South — in a good way
By
John O'Connor
Apr 27, 2012
Let’s say your organization is thinking about building a new community. Where should you break ground? If a recent survey is to be believed, Southern towns are your best bet. Or more accurately,...
Is ‘person-centered care coordinator’ the next must-have staff member?
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 22, 2014
Long-term care operators take note: You soon could fail residents, anger family members, increase survey deficiencies, drop Nursing Home Compare stars and lose money unless you hire a Coordinator of Coordinators.
Your workers are leaving. Here’s why.
By
David Niu
Jun 26, 2014
As a manager, have you ever had that haunting feeling when an employee gives you their two-week notice out of the blue? You were probably shocked and left wondering, “What went wrong? Is it something...
Investing in distraction
By
Gary Tetz
Dec 20, 2012
I’m concerned that some nursing home administrators don’t seem to have enough to do. You would think that with survey and census and deer crashing through windows, they’d be able to keep...
Treat yourself to a person-directed 2018
By
Renee Kinder
Jan 18, 2018
In case it hasn’t registered yet, the cultural shift from provider-directed care to person-directed care has carried over effectively into the updated state survey processes being implemented secondary...
Why aren’t seniors buying the ‘new and improved’ flu vaccine?
By
Ido Hadari
Mar 25, 2016
The disconnect between how government health officials discuss the vaccine and consumers’ skepticism towards it is especially relevant in terms of increasing vaccination coverage among Americans...
Odor: It’s nothing to sniff at
By
Ross Skadsberg
Jun 04, 2015
The nose knows. And what it knows has a big influence on the decisions we make – including choosing senior living communities for ourselves or others.
How consistent CNA assignments will help residents
By
Steven Littlehale
Feb 07, 2013
Consistent assignments for CNAs are discussed and implemented more frequently than they used to be. For the most part, research studies speak to the positive attributes of this model of care. From improved...