Differentiation is key to a better future in long-term care
By
Thomas Hanzel
Jun 15, 2021
Taking stock of the industry coming out of the pandemic The pandemic has impacted us all. We were caught unaware and unprepared, some more than others – but we all had a level of suffering. However,...
Vaccine hesitancy? Or vaccine denial?
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Jun 14, 2021
Spring has sprung and I am finally seeing my neighbors in their yards again. We’re washing cars, watering seedlings, rototilling and playing with our dogs. I have a neighbor who is a very smart and...
Former CMS administrator says nursing homes will remain key test sites for COVID therapies, other treatments
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 14, 2021
Nursing homes could remain a proving ground for valuable COVID-19 therapeutics, former CMS Administrator Mark McClellan, M.D., Ph.D., said during a recent technology conference.
A silver lining to vaccine hesitancy
By
Gary Tetz
Jun 10, 2021
One of many puzzling memories from my childhood is witnessing my father’s failed attempt late one dark Canadian night to convince an unwilling horse to walk up a rickety ramp into the back of our pickup...
Feds to deliver ‘positive news’ on Provider Relief Fund in coming days: Parkinson
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 10, 2021
Nursing homes and other long-term care providers could soon have access to the remaining money in the federal government’s coronavirus Provider Relief Fund, according to the leader of the American Health...
Building staff confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines
By
Rachel Shearer
Jun 09, 2021
Six months after the COVID-19 vaccines first became available, just 55% of the CNAs, nurses and therapists who work at our 50-bed skilled nursing facility have chosen to get vaccinated. It’s a challenge,...
‘Going to be tough’: Rough environment for SNFs will create acquisition opportunities
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 09, 2021
A tough operating environment for some skilled nursing operators will likely lead a portion to close their doors in 2021, but misfortune for some should result in growth opportunities for investors, the...
Pebble in your shoe
By
Martie Moore
Jun 04, 2021
I will admit that I am a fair-weather flip-flop type of walker. My toes are the happiest when they can wave at the sky and the ground with each step I take. Yet, the other day, each step was uncomfortable....
Ask the care expert: Can you help me with terminology and assessments?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Jun 02, 2021
I am a fairly new nurse, and in school we were taught to call openings in the residents’ skin “pressure ulcers” and stage them accordingly. But other nurses are correcting me. They say there are...
How to do it … Antipsychotics management
By
John Hall
Jun 02, 2021
Long-term care providers have made great strides in reducing the use of psychotropic medication among residents. But once COVID-19 hit, some resorted to dispensing higher levels of these meds to address...