Many long-term care organizations now find themselves entering the strategic planning season. They’d do well to listen to Bob Kramer.
Hreben named COO of Peace Care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 14, 2022
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace has appointed Kyle Hreben, MBA, LNHA, chief operating officer of Peace Care, Inc.
Why more long-term care operators are being nudged upstream
By
John O'Connor
Jun 12, 2022
There is continuing debate in long-term care about whether future success lies in upstream (increasingly healthcare focused) or downstream (increasingly service focused) services.
The fate of telehealth funding once PHE is gone
By
Liz Westbrook
May 09, 2022
Despite a spate of high-profile cases among the “DC elite” in recent weeks, the federal government seems eager to turn the page on COVID-19. Anthony Fauci, M.D. recently announced that we are...
How to ease workforce disruption by streamlining post-acute transitions
By
Ben Sawyer
Apr 28, 2022
When hospitals struggle to promptly discharge and transfer patients, it can trigger unfortunate consequences across the broader industry.
Nursing homes, we’re doing better
By
Drew Vogel
Apr 20, 2022
Thirty-three years ago, I entered the nursing home business. In the twenty-four years before that, I was a radio newsman. Not much resemblance between those two professions! In one, it’s all out...
Blame some of the latest nursing home hoopla on Abraham Lincoln
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 08, 2022
A hefty product from an all-star team of researchers is at once the biggest headache or, as we shall see, the best gift a nursing home stakeholder could ask for. All thanks to … Abraham Lincoln?
Preventing commercial laundry room fires in nursing facilities
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Stan Szpytek
Apr 04, 2022
This is an excerpt from a local news story that you never want to see for a skilled nursing facility: “A worker was hurt and several residents were relocated after a dryer at a Lehigh Valley nursing...
Constructing a case for optimism in seniors housing and care
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James M. Berklan
Mar 24, 2022
You would have been granted a smile and slight nod of optimism if you were wondering whether you needed to attend the early session Thursday at the National Investment Center for Senior Housing & Care’s...
From traveling nurses to agency staff, providers need to adapt to meet new generation’s needs
By
Marina Aslanyan
Mar 22, 2022
The “future of work” is here and now. For years, younger workers have requested more flexible work arrangements to no avail. Organizations across many sectors didn’t consider these appeals to be...