Last summer, along with my older sister and our children, we made a 900-mile trek across four states for no other reason than to sit across a picnic table from our paternal grandfather and listen to his...
National Skilled Nursing Care Week starts Sunday
May 11, 2018
The largest nursing home association in the U.S. will be leading the way when National Skilled Nursing Care Week begins Sunday. This year’s new theme is “Celebrating Life’s Stories.”
Making sense out of quality measures in long-term care
By
Marty Stempniak
May 11, 2018
Dan Ciolek has spent some 30 years in long-term care, and though he’s become adept at quite a few topics in the field, one thing he’s still trying to make sense of is quality measures.
Thousands of Louisiana eviction warnings sent
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 11, 2018
Louisiana officials on Thursday mailed notices of potential evictions to 37,000 Medicaid beneficiaries who could soon lose coverage, including at least 19,000 who might be forced out of nursing homes if...
When acute and post-acute talk, good things can happen
By
James M. Berklan
May 09, 2018
A young parent’s fond wish is that her child, or children, play well together with others. A busy young parent’s fondest wish often is that the kids pretty much do it on their own. That’s...
The Big Picture: Tough times? Adjust!
By
John O'Connor
May 08, 2018
It’s hardly news that many skilled care operators are now struggling. The rehab-switcheroo windfall has apparently played itself out at many properties. Meanwhile, occupancy levels generally remain...
CNAs far more prone to injury
By
Marty Stempniak
May 08, 2018
Certified nursing assistants have one of the highest reported rates of injury across the country and particularly in Ohio, according to a review of injury data and first-person stories reported in April...
A moving experience: Operators are reimagining spaces and designs to maximize possibilities for new therapy...
By
Meg LaPorte
May 08, 2018
Doing more with less is a near constant refrain that long-term and post-acute care providers hear with regard to business operations, reimbursement and even clinical care. It takes on a new, ahem, dimension...
What is your plan to catch Bigfoot?
By
Neil Hefta
May 04, 2018
The shrinking workforce has created a “Bigfoot Phenomenon” in the recruitment process of top directors of nursing in the long-term care industry.
Come on folks, do we really need a ‘national day’ for this?
By
Marty Stempniak
May 04, 2018
Forgive me for being such a cynic at my age, but I’m suffering from severe “National Day” fatigue.