Is sub-acute care in a SNF the best option for cancer rehab patients?
By
Terrence Pugh, M.D.
Jan 24, 2018
With each new year, cancer patients find continued hope that a cure or treatment for their disease will lead to longer and fuller lives.
Swap resolutions for expectations
By
Julie Thorson
Jan 04, 2018
Consider this time of the year as a time to make your expectations clear. Make your expectations clear for your teams but also include leadership expectations for yourself. Leadership expectations are...
From ‘Mean Girls’ and bingo bans to inclusion
By
Jill Vitale-Aussem
Feb 11, 2015
Are the people who run certain retirement communities unfeeling monsters with no concern for the well-being of residents? I don’t think so. I think they are just like me, and many others who manage...
What it’s like to be a nurse whistleblower
By
Pam McNally, RN
Jun 13, 2016
Document, document and document.
NADONA offers hot conference for education
By
Liza Berger
Jul 14, 2009
As usual, there was plenty to learn at this week’s annual conference of the National Association Directors of Nursing Administration/Long Term Care (NADONA). The scorching mid-July Phoenix heat did not...
Sprinkler mandate fails to soak in
By
John O'Connor
May 25, 2012
Ben Franklin warned us that death and taxes are life’s only certainties. But if you run a long-term care facility, feel free to add regulations to that list. And it looks like a doozy of a looming...
E-health records don’t get a free pass
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 26, 2011
There are millions of dots around us at any time. Sometimes a couple will jump out at you and scream, “Connect us!” I had one of those moments the other day when I saw the news headline “Electronic...
I can’t get no-o-o-o … satisfaction
By
Mary Gustafson
Jan 12, 2012
Anyone who works in long-term care or aging services — or who writes about it every day — likes to see headlines like this: “Sexual satisfaction highest in oldest, youngest women, study says.”...
The skilled eye of a speech pathologist
By
Renee Kinder
Nov 16, 2015
The Medicare Benefit Policy Manual provides guidance for rehabilitation professionals on criteria for reasonable and necessary skilled services which include: Following Evidenced Based Practice Patterns:...
Developing a better understanding of incontinence
By
Cheryl Williams
Aug 09, 2018
Due to the sensitive nature of this condition, there is a high potential for sufferers to experience emotional and physical discomfort, along with stress brought on by the expense of managing incontinence...