We can learn a lot by examining Massachusetts, a state that has embraced healthcare reform and currently working to transform its Medicaid program.
Say hello to my little robot friend
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 19, 2017
I’ve seen movies about what happens when humans fight robots, and I won’t be taking one for the team.
Communicating with families while respecting resident privacy
By
Betty Norman
Oct 18, 2017
If staff members are not aware of the proper guidelines on what information can and cannot be shared, there could easily be a breach of that resident’s privacy.
Nursing documentation does it again
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Oct 17, 2017
Let’s face it. Nursing documentation can get you in trouble with your supervisor, make a surveyor faint, make a lawyer rich or make blog readers laugh. I’m going for the last here. What follows...
Essentials of managing behavior in LTC
By
Richard Juman, PsyD
Oct 16, 2017
With all the recent restrictions on psychotropic medications in skilled nursing facilities, many facilities find themselves struggling with a resurgence in unwanted resident behaviors that were previously...
Do the (most) right thing
By
Julie Thorson
Oct 12, 2017
As a leader, you should do the right thing, and if you don’t know the right thing to do, do what you feel is most right. Stop overthinking it.
How to help residents manage the nutritional side effects of cancer
By
Jessica A. Ionnatta and Susan Bratton
Oct 11, 2017
Cancer treatment can cause a multitude of side effects for patient resident who is suffering from the disease, many of which can affect nutritional status.
Flu shot — or not
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 05, 2017
When it comes to flu shots, let’s just figure out a way to make the whole thing more convenient for those who choose or are coerced to undergo this crucial or useless procedure.
Why ASC 606 elevates risk for LTC providers
By
Steven Shill and Venson Wallin
Oct 03, 2017
The Department of Justice’s largest-ever healthcare fraud enforcement action, announced in mid-July, sends a clear signal about the federal government’s escalating efforts to eradicate and...
Antibiotic Stewardship: At the heart of what we do
By
William Davids, Pharm.D., and Vicki Nordby, RN
Sep 29, 2017
It’s not news that our planet has a serious antibiotic resistance problem on its hands, or that better antibiotic stewardship across the health care spectrum is essential to solving it.