Therapeutic opioid use for chronic pain is a particularly challenging issue for both physicians and patients.
Understanding chiropractic care in LTC
By
Lisa Z. Killinger, D.C.
Jun 09, 2017
LTC health professionals know all too well that musculoskeletal pain is a common patient complaint.
Tending to the heart of your team
By
Lisa Thomson
Apr 01, 2015
The clinical staff is the heart of any great post-acute organization. This team functions as caregivers, teachers, facilitators, advocates, therapists and supporting friends, not only to patients, but...
Patient and family engagement — understanding CoreQ
By
Renee Kinder
Apr 14, 2022
On April 11, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a proposed rule that would update Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Skilled Nursing Facility...
COVID-19 provides opportunity to improve nursing home care
By
John Hale
Terri Hale
Jun 01, 2020
COVID-19 has placed a spotlight on the nursing home industry and the challenges that nursing home owners, operators, administrators and other top managers face in keeping residents safe and well. They’ve...
Ensuring compliance in the ever-changing LTC environment
By
Patti Garabaldi
May 29, 2019
he long-term care industry is two and a half years into the Mega-Rule process of the consolidated Medicare and Medicaid Requirements of Participation.
What providers can do to counteract negative advertising
By
David B. Pearce
Mar 24, 2014
Plaintiffs’ lawyers use negative advertising for the same reason political consultants do — because it works. And although modern political campaigns seem never-ending, mercifully, there is a defined...
It’s time to be a team player and place public safety first
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Jun 18, 2021
Recent legislative activity in Ohio just highlights the public’s and the government’s fickle view of long-term care in our country.
Strategies to create outcome assessments
By
James Lomastro
Jul 08, 2013
Leadership, governance, talent (people) services and safety programs supports efforts in performance improvement and outcome assessment. The purpose of the outcome assessment system is to increase value...
Satisfaction slipping among long-term care residents, but rising among employees during recession
By
Lisa Scott Lehman
May 26, 2009
It may come as a surprise, but employee satisfaction in long-term care actually has increased over the last year, even as economic conditions have worsened.