Let the record show that on the evening of Dec. 30, 2015 — otherwise known as New Year’s Eve Eve — I found myself in a buoyant and celebratory mood, craving a buoyant and celebratory beverage....
Growing Good
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jan 05, 2016
In the wee hours of the night I recently discovered a Facebook post about a company founded by two brothers called Life is Good. It emerged from the standing request the founders’ mother had for...
Payroll-Based Journal Reporting system should lose a star
By
Betsy Rust
Dec 28, 2015
Nursing homes may have difficulty determining what constitutes payroll and staffing data.
Social media: A risk analysis
By
Betty Norman
Dec 23, 2015
In lieu of disturbing stories about applications such as Snapchat, it’s a good time to review best practices.
How’s Your M-4 power? No it’s not the latest gadget, but a strategy for success!
By
Steven Littlehale
Dec 18, 2015
As the year comes to a close, we naturally reflect on how much has changed and, conversely, how much remains the same. This year it seems easier to identify the changes that post-acute providers have encountered...
Bundle for warmth
By
Gary Tetz
Dec 17, 2015
As the weather turns bleak and cold, the prospect of mandatory bundled payments gets more attractive all the time. Meanwhile, the flu virus is out jumping in the puddles, shrieking with unbridled joy....
When making a call has life and death consequences – for staff
Dec 16, 2015
As long-term care administrators, we have a responsibility to inform employees about available resources, and provide them with the tools needed to identify domestic violence among co-workers.
It’s not just a stroll down the hall
Dec 14, 2015
The detailed nature of gait analysis as performed by physical therapists is a skill set I learned to appreciate, when much to my dismay a very outspoken PT informed me during my first day in her building,...
Policing and preventing pneumonia outbreaks
By
Elizabeth Cerceo, M.D., FACP
Dec 11, 2015
Anyone involved in the care of the chronically ill and those in long-term care facilities is always vigilant in monitoring for the beginnings of pneumonia in this vulnerable population, many of whom have...
The physiatrist’s role in post-acute rehabilitation
By
Steve M. Gnatz, M.D.
Dec 09, 2015
In the IRF environment, it is mandated by federal regulation that the rehabilitation physician performs several key functions. It is not specified that this doctor necessarily be a physiatrist, but only...