First the police, now it’s long-term care’s turn to face ‘defunding’ calls
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 10, 2020
With the coronavirus wreaking havoc on the public in general, and nursing homes in particular, provider critics are coming out of the woodwork. Often with Ph.D. in hand.
COVID-19 & Flu: Considerations for the rehab team
By
Renee Kinder
Sep 10, 2020
Let’s face it: COVID-19 is here to stay for a while and as our summer season ends another season is on the way. Flu season.
Minimizing the impact of touch starvation in long-term care residents
By
Jennifer Birdsall
Sep 09, 2020
What is touch starvation? Also known as “touch deprivation,” “skin hunger” or “hug deprivation,” touch starvation is what occurs when a person’s exposure to physical contact has been significantly...
Increasing the positive visibility of long-term care
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Sep 08, 2020
The COVID-19 health emergency has opened a rare window of receptivity in society to recognize the needs of elders and their caregivers.
With POC testing strategy, federal government continues to respond poorly to COVID-19 in nursing homes
By
Brendan Williams
Sep 08, 2020
In the federal government’s fight against COVID-19, nursing homes have effectively been left for dead. Despite a death count that began with the February outbreak in a Kirkland, Washington, nursing...
COVID-19 management: an executive’s firsthand experience
By
Darrin Hull
Sep 08, 2020
It was the call that every post-acute care operator most feared and that many ultimately received since early March — multiple positive results following housewide COVID-19 testing of residents. That...
Great workplace culture can save lives amid pandemic conditions
By
Robert G. Kramer
Jacquelyn Kung, DrPH, MBA
Sep 07, 2020
A high Trust Index score in the workplace correlates to lower COVID-19 deaths across the post-acute healthcare locations recently studied.
6 communications lessons learned from the SNF response to COVID-19
By
David A. Ball
Sep 04, 2020
Here are six lessons learned about communicating better to help facilities that now find themselves at the center of the COVID-19 storm.
Dementia: Correlated with COVID-19 mortality in skilled nursing
By
Thomas Martin
Sep 03, 2020
Recent data show that nursing home residents with dementia were 1.7 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than residents without this diagnosis — even after adjusting for age.
It’s raining chocolate — hallelujah!
By
Gary Tetz
Sep 03, 2020
How fondly I remember the old days, pre-2020, when Googling “long-term care news” yielded different results