Too good to be true for long? Providers worry historic Medicaid increases will be one-and-done
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 07, 2023
As Medicaid rate negotiations continue, especially in states whose legislatures develop two-year budgets, worries are already arising about how willing state lawmakers will be to sustain increases.
How to do it … Improve online staff training
By
John Hall
Nov 14, 2019
1. There are many ways to gauge the effectiveness of your online training programs. Course flexibility correlates heavily with the level of staff participation. Jennifer Moore, RN-BC, DNS-CT, CDP, WCC,...
Today’s mobile LTC resident can add layers of complication to bathing safety
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 01, 2019
Given an increasingly ambulatory population, the presence of water and the kind of warm and moist environment that invites bacteria to breed, risk is inherent in skilled nursing bathing areas.
How to do it: Skin and incontinence care
By
John Hall
Apr 10, 2023
Keeping nursing home caregivers motivated can be a stressful battle, particularly when they’re addressing stubborn skin care issues in elderly residents.
Winslow Campus of Care CEO makes it a family affair
By
John Hall
Jun 05, 2024
For Cathy Williams, work in long-term care has never been just an occupation. It’s been a lifelong endeavor.
Carol Hulgan is ‘Goofy’ for long-term care
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 01, 2020
Carol Hulgan, RN, SVP, Clinical Services Life Care Centers of America
Frontline workers key to operators’ AI integrations
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 23, 2024
Artificial intelligence is starting to be adopted across the long-term care industry, for everything from staff and resident recruitment to operational improvement. But a new report suggests that the all-too-common...
Skin in the game
By
John Hall
Jul 17, 2019
Experts tout back-to-basics to reverse skin-care shortfalls.
A champion’s frame of mind: Phil Scalo
By
Nicole Bowman
Apr 10, 2023
Phil Scalo uses lessons he learned from coaches in his younger days to form his leadership style.