Triclosan hand soaps banned in healthcare: What should LTC facilities do next?
By
Megan DiGiorgio MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC
May 30, 2018
With a manufacturing cut-off date quickly approaching for soaps containing triclosan, long-term care facilities currently using them may be unsure of what to do next. Here are three steps they should take.
Summer’s here, so why not shine?
By
James M. Berklan
May 30, 2018
Why work so hard all year and take your eye off the ball now?
Train your staff to cure your facility of pest problems
By
Tim Husen, Ph.D., BCE
May 28, 2018
In the long-term care industry, impeccable sanitation and cleanliness must not only be expected, but also enforced.
Nursing home operators need more than regulatory relief
By
John O'Connor
May 28, 2018
You would think the skilled care field would be doing a happy dance these days.
Alarming trend in LTC: Overtime up 60% in 3 Years
By
John Ross
May 25, 2018
A study of 2017 activity indicates that overtime in New England long-term care facilities has increased 60% in the last three years.
Medicare Advantage contracts: Why can’t I just have one?
By
Sam Trevino
May 25, 2018
Gaining network participation with a managed care organization can be difficult. In the ever-changing landscape of requirements to participate with an MCO, providers not only need to know what areas matter...
What to do when your resident’s death wish seems ‘rational’
By
Marty Stempniak
May 25, 2018
Suicide — a shadowy issue that most would prefer to ignore — is seemingly a hot topic in the news these days.
Head, shoulders, curbs and elbows
By
Renee Kinder
May 24, 2018
In our post-acute world if we depend on basics alone, we limit ourselves in the specificity of measures we can achieve.
Hospital discharge decisions: Why choose your facility?
By
Raul Valdes-Perez, Ph.D
May 23, 2018
Public data brings transparency like a window does, but both often need help to make sense of what they make merely visible.
To reduce burnout and turnover, improve family-staff relationships
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
May 22, 2018
People who travel tend to be happier with their jobs and companies than those who don’t. This is a research finding that long-term care managers and operators definitely should heed.