You know, it’s really all how you look at things. We all have days that stink, but spinning the situation differently can change how we deal with apparent downers.
Ask the payment expert: will state Medicaid payments change with the switch to Medicare RUGs IV?
Medicaid underpayments soar to an average $22.34 per resident day, report finds
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 19, 2012
The cumulative effect of cuts has been “devastating,” AHCA President and CEO Mark Parkinson said.
Are home and community based services the key to profiting from bundled payments?
By
Andrey Ostrovsky, M.D.
Dec 18, 2015
The most recent versions of bundles are the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative and the mandated joint replacement bundle.
State offers $3,000 bonuses to grow healthcare workforce by 20 percent
By
John Hall
Aug 08, 2022
Nursing home employees and other healthcare workers will soon benefit after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced the launch of the Health Care and Mental Hygiene Worker Bonus program.
New nursing grads face rough job market
Feb 02, 2010
Job prospects for recently graduated nursing students aren’t nearly as plentiful as they were a few years ago, according to recent reports.
Nobody plans to fail, except these guys
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 18, 2023
The story of a certain Connecticut long-term care provider that “won” more than $4 million but didn’t collect it is a crying shame.
Dear, sweet stubborn grandmother!
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Jul 09, 2012
I love my grandma dearly. She’s still going strong, living independently in a ranch-style house. But while her stubbornness may be the reason she lives such full and active lifestyle, it’s...
It’s time to let crime pay
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 13, 2022
If gung-ho prosecutors get a little more screen time around here while some of our usual sources close up shop for a couple weeks, don’t rush past. There are plenty of lessons to be learned.
Ask the care expert: Do you know any way I could recognize some staff who go above and beyond for our...
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Mar 01, 2021
I am a new DON. Do you know any way I could recognize some staff who go above and beyond for our residents? We do recognizer them in the building, but I want everyone to know how long-term care has wonderful...