While research for the Holy Grail in skin and wound care “best practices” continues, I propose we start with what we “do know” as it relates to the clinicians who are providing...
The gray area of liability
By
Eugene Solomon
May 15, 2013
Assisted living companion services and the relationship between the community and the company is not always articulated and formalized. Policies and procedures, especially related to emergency response,...
Have we not been through this before?
By
James Lomastro
Sep 16, 2013
Recently, the former head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services indicated that the agency should scrap a rule requiring three days as a hospital inpatient to qualify for Medicare coverage of...
Bouncing back, bouncing forward, and how about just bouncing?
By
Martie Moore
Aug 24, 2015
I think we’ve all had days where we come home from work and want to hide under the covers. We’ve also had days when we feel on top of the world. They key, I recently learned, is knowing how...
The lens of fear: partnering with families
By
Martie Moore
Oct 21, 2020
We must use courageous leadership and be willing to ask an important question repeatedly to assure we are listening with both head and heart to those we serve.
Data Speaks: What is my niche? Data driven decision making
By
Joel VanEaton
Aug 03, 2020
When examined strategically, data has a voice, it comes to life, it can in fact speak volumes to you. Data speaks about the care you deliver, it provides insight into your treatment patterns, and data...
Paris Hilton, supermarket tabloids … and the National Labor Relations Board
By
Woodruff Imberman
Oct 11, 2011
As we predicted in “Labor Pains: Craig Becker’s Troubling Prescription for Long-Term Care Facilities,” in a January 2011 posting at mcknights.com, the National Labor Relations Board is...
Facilities have opportunity to improve operations and re-think patient care
By
Imran Javaid
Oct 18, 2013
Long-term care facilities are facing new pressures as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. As part of the shift to integrated care, reimbursements will be linked to patient outcomes...
Summer reading: The language of long-term care
By
Mary Helen McSweeney-Feld
Jul 30, 2014
A recent NPR survey of older adults had a not-too-surprising finding: No one likes being referred to as “elderly” or as a “senior.”
The Aedes mosquito and human hands — are they related?
By
Martie Moore
Jul 22, 2016
Imagine you are on a train and the conversation around you is about the seven deadly summer diseases. You eavesdrop because you’re a bit scared you might be exposed to one of them.