I’ve been thinking a lot about tires today. Mostly because I can. And because my brain hurts from pondering possible PPS changes, Ultra-High therapy billing, and whether peptide-hydrogel biomaterial...
CVS pays $22 million to settle painkiller prescription allegations
By
John Hall
May 28, 2015
While the long-term care industry continues seeking internal solutions to stem drug diversion and over-prescribing of powerful painkillers and opioids, federal and state law enforcement agencies are beginning...
Silly season in full bloom
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2012
The Democrats and Republicans have wrapped up their conventions. Labor Day has passed. Cable TV is on a 24/7 news cycle. And unprecedented funding is flowing into this year’s campaigns.
Analytically Speaking: Time to look at data
By
Steven Littlehale
Jan 03, 2012
Have you ever said, “I didn’t see it coming” or felt you were “drowning in data”? Do you use data to validate your actions or define your future strategies? Whatever the case,...
Meet Christina Harris, 2022 Spirit Award winner
By
Nicole Blanchard
Jul 04, 2022
The personal responsibility Christina Harris feels for the well-being and happiness of residents not only is documented by the appreciation of her colleagues; it also is demonstrated time and time again...
Post-COVID oasis shines
By
John Andrews
Jul 01, 2021
Florida’s Lake Gibson Health and Rehabilitation Center is raising the bar for post-acute care amenities and key specialty service lines.
Long-term care should use more tech-based learning collaboratives: experts
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 17, 2021
Technology-based learning collaboratives are an underutilized resource within long-term care and may be a great tool to help the field develop a pandemic preparation plan for the future. That’s according...
Tracing cases: How one bar gathering led to a nursing home resident’s COVID hospitalization
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 07, 2021
A new report on contact tracing in rural Illinois illustrates how a single community gathering can lead directly to infections in a skilled nursing facility, and the challenges associated with reopening...
Federal COVID-19 relief funding a ‘primary support’ for long-term care, exec says
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 06, 2020
Federal COVID-19 stimulus funding has been crucial to the stability of Diversicare Health Services’ operations, according to Jay McKnight, the firm’s president and CEO.
Providers face urgent review of preview reports, 6 new measures for Nursing Home Compare
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 20, 2020
Skilled nursing providers have just 10 days to review new performance data headed for the Nursing Home Compare Website. Six new measures will be on display.