The path of dementia is a painful one, but it does not have to take away joy. Mike (and his buddies Robert and Brian) have taught me that.
Impact of Section GG, ANAs and Social Risk Factors (SRFs) on PAC outcomes
By
Renee Kinder
Aug 18, 2022
Tuesday evening, I began the painful eye roll-inducing process of organizing and sorting school supplies for our official start today. Two high schoolers, two middle schoolers, and one lower schooler...
New Year’s resolutions for a fraud-free 2020
By
Jeffrey D. Jeter
Jan 31, 2020
Now that the calendar has flipped to a new year, millions of Americans have made resolutions to better themselves in the year ahead. New Year’s resolutions are not a modern phenomenon and actually date...
ZPICs: Dangerous and ready to take down providers
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 24, 2012
Healthcare reform: No matter how much you may loathe it, there’s no way around how certain ideas, like pay for performance, aren’t going away.
Until Ukrainian caregivers can rest, we can’t look away
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 22, 2022
It hurts to think of those whose fate rests solely with their Ukrainian caregivers, who have families and lives of their own to consider. But you’ll miss something important if you look away.
Aid for aides: 40 hours’ pay for 30 hours’ work
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 05, 2018
To some it could be like studying less for an important exam. Taking food away from a person in need of nutrition. Donating one’s modest paycheck to the millionaire’s club.
It’s time to truly settle in
By
Julie Thorson
Feb 05, 2020
This isn’t your typical “read quickly and look away” blog. Today’s leadership blog is meant to make you think, get a bit uncomfortable and to challenge yourself.
Making home and AL facilities safe
By
Michael Chotiner
Sep 02, 2014
Over the years, my siblings and I place gripper mats, cleared away clutter and installed shower seats in my mother’s bathtub in order to keep her safe.
Combatting CRE in long-term care
By
Rosie D. Lyles, M.D.
Mar 16, 2015
While rare among healthy people, certain types of infections are on the rise in hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare settings where up to half of all bloodstream infections caused by this type...
A note from SNFs to hospitals: Stay away from Misfit Island
By
John O'Connor
Jul 25, 2016
Hospitals need to toughen up. Their impending new five-star rating system isn’t going to be the end of the world (at least, not for most of them). But if the experience of skilled nursing homes is...