Katie Smith Sloan is the new LeadingAge president and CEO
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 16, 2015
LeadingAge has promoted its chief operating officer, Katie Smith Sloan, to its top post: president and CEO.
Settlement teaches lessons on resident monitoring
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 16, 2015
After awhile in this business, it’s easy to become skeptical of family members suing after a loved one dies. Many times, these relatives have no understanding of underlying health conditions — or...
Diving into disparities
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 11, 2015
There is little that makes McKnight’s readers as defensive as publishing a story about racial disparities in long-term care. The comments often complain that access to care is complicated and shouldn’t...
Blended lessons
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 12, 2015
In an attempt to cook, a good lesson emerges in knowing one’s limits.
GAO addresses troubling fraud
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 27, 2015
It’s always tempting to think reports issued from the Government Accountability Office are written by bureaucrats sharpening pencils and tapping into computer databases.
The ballad of the MDS coordinator
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 08, 2015
A NADONA presentation focused on preparing documentation and audits spent time diving into the way MDS managers are treated — and it doesn’t look great.
Minnix: We have outdated views on aging
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 05, 2015
Aging services over the next decade should be looking at redefining age, improving practices, innovating solutions and transforming policy, the leader of a top senior care association declared in April.
Catching payroll bandits
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 01, 2015
The big news last week wasn’t that two women were charged with stealing $144,000 from a nursing home in Pennsylvania. It was that their alleged scam lasted for three years.
Failure in discharge planning
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 18, 2015
There’s a feel-good national story that debuted last week around how emergency responders helped an 81-year-old man. Wonderful people came to his aid. But why did it have to come to this?
Playing fast and loose with Medicaid termination
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 04, 2015
There are many benefits to communicating to your cohorts in neighboring states, and not the least of it may be knowing when a provider is kicked out of Medicaid.