Harnessing the power of virtual reality to reduce social isolation amid a global pandemic
By
Chris Brickler
Mar 17, 2020
As COVID-19, or coronavirus, continues to spread across our country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised “social distancing” and that those who are deemed higher-risk persons...
Arbitration agreements are better for long-term care facilities and families
By
Christina Nechiporchik
Feb 11, 2020
After litigation and multiple public comment periods, the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule for arbitration agreements went into effect on Sept. 16, 2019. Long-term care providers should...
Managed care, PDPM challenge providers to choose the right option for therapy management
By
Jill Krueger
Jan 30, 2020
Managed care penetration of the Medicare population is as high 90% and more in many areas of the country, and its growth is certain to accelerate and expand. Post-acute care (PAC) also now has entered...
Commit to authentic long-term care resident engagement in 2020
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Jan 28, 2020
Although New Year’s resolutions are sometimes quickly set aside, there is value in setting goals for ourselves. This is especially important in the resident engagement discipline where we have been struggling...
Three steps to achieve authentic resident engagement
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Dec 19, 2019
Since we started Linked Senior, our goal has always been about collaborating with older adults and their care partners so they can find purpose every day. In building our company we quickly understood...
PDPM: Two months in and where are we now?
By
Kristy Wikum
Matthew Mesibov
Dec 17, 2019
As an organization that embraced the Triple Aim several years ago, Centrex Rehab saw PDPM, which stands for Medicare’s new Patient Driven Payment Model, as a new reimbursement method in alignment with...
Image starts from the ground up
By
Joseph Bshero
Nov 20, 2019
While the quality of care in long-term care environments is the number one priority, facility maintenance is also key. Many long-term care facilities incorporate carpet in main areas, hallways and private...
5 smart tips for life-safety and emergency prep
By
Brian Williams
Nov 20, 2019
In 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services set forth new regulations related to life safety and emergency preparedness. Designed to protect Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries — namely those...
Scale up technology to lower total costs
By
Scott Magers
Nov 07, 2019
When considering technology investments, focus on these three points to yield value from an operational and clinical perspective: productivity, profitability and customer value. In previous posts in this...
The continued importance of therapy under PDPM
By
Glenda Mack
Oct 29, 2019
Despite The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ assertion that the new Patient-Driven Payment Model “focuses on the unique, individualized needs, characteristics, and goals of each patient,”...