Teaching Congress about stresses of PDPM, labor challenges and more
By
Shawn Scott
Jul 08, 2019
I recently joined nursing home and assisted living leaders from across the country to tell members of Congress what is needed. Here’s what we said.
Is employee engagement a priority for you?
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
Jun 21, 2019
Now is the time for leaders to assume the mindset of engagement as a business priority. Now is the time to turn the rhetoric of “employees are our most important resource” into reality.
3 ways to dismantle ageism today
By
Meg LaPorte
Jordan Evans
Charles de Vilmorin
Mar 29, 2022
The pandemic has given us a few reasons to take on ageism as an industry. To begin, the fact that nursing homes and assisted living communities were not prioritized for receipt of PPE and testing early...
Aging is beautiful
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Meaghan McMahon
Feb 22, 2022
In 1990, artist Keith Haring created the “Radiant Baby” image, a drawing of a baby crawling with lines radiating from around the perimeter of the image outline to highlight the extreme reverence our...
Three ways to make a new hire’s day two count
By
Cara Silletto
Mar 03, 2022
Today, there are more open positions than applicants, which means we have to make those first several days better for new hires. Chances are they still have a few more options waiting if the first week...
A successful PDPM strategy needs actionable patient insights
By
Pam Campbell
Oct 01, 2018
With a finalized implementation date of October 1, 2019, it’s critical that skilled nursing providers understand the inevitable changes that the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) will entail, and especially...
Good practices keep out ‘bad actors’
By
Kevin Neudecker
Nov 10, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, long-term care facilities must keep the ill and elderly safe even as their resources are stretched and staff turnover increases. With each new hire, there is a chance...
Acuity-based staffing: What does it mean?
By
Lance Youles
Mar 29, 2019
Resident acuity is a frequently used term, but the meaning is very evasive and rarely defined. This lack of definition is not by accident, because reimbursement, staffing expenses, and profit drive this...
The making of a good administrator
By
Trish Rodriguez
Mar 29, 2019
One administrator gives insight on how to be driven in a deeply challenging environment.
Caring for the carers: Reducing turnover among long-term care leaders
By
Marleah Keuler-Grahek
Sep 02, 2021
Long-term care organizations need to act purposefully to recruit and retain quality frontline leaders. While the lack of caregivers and nurses is a well-known problem, an increasing number of individuals...