It might be best to start creating some ground rules for how we’ll be observing PDPM Day in the future.
3 steps to preparing your SNF for PDPM
By
Skip Margot
Mar 19, 2019
While PDPM may be creating some consternation in our profession, I believe we all understand that it marks an important and positive turning point for us.
Were the nursing home strippers really a bad idea?
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 10, 2014
If you typed the word “strippers” into the McKnight’s archives Tuesday, the only story that came up was a blog about floor care. That changed Wednesday when we ran the news of a lawsuit...
‘I survived COVID’— An advanced practice nurse on the front lines of long-term care
By
Julia Slavik
Aug 31, 2020
There’s something people don’t know about nurses, unless you are one. Even in the middle of a deadly virus, your first thought is for your family.
Incontinence management: A crisis in plain sight
By
Amy S. Chidester
Aug 09, 2023
I find often when trying to help providers improve their quality and operational performance metrics, most of the time they are overlooking or ignoring a major foundational concept. Two-thirds of the...
Don’t miss your connection!
By
Dennis Jakubowicz
Aug 16, 2019
After a recent trip, I was reminded that traveling can surely be a mixed bag.
When arbitration agreements backfire
By
John O'Connor
Jun 07, 2021
For many operators, arbitration agreements are surely one of the best things to happen in a long time.
Infection prevention: A hard line of defense
By
Ross Skadsberg
Dec 05, 2014
You can’t always keep the flu and other viruses out of your community, but you can take steps to help reduce their transmission. And precautions against flu and norovirus are believed to be effective...
A strategy for success: Connecting clinical and financial outcomes
By
Edward J. Tromczynski
Edward J. Tromczynski
Jan 28, 2013
In order for your facility to survive and thrive, it’s imperative to stay ahead of this ongoing tsunami. In the long-term care market, a successful strategic plan connects clinical outcomes to financial...
Once upon a time, before profit ruled the land, there were missions
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jul 06, 2021
In the old days, Young Readers, before the goal of eldercare was merely profit, nursing homes used to have things called “missions.” Missions focused on the well-being of the elders they cared for...