Understanding and addressing pain: Thoughts for therapists
By
Renee Kinder
Feb 01, 2024
In my continued endeavor to win Mother of the Year, I really racked up some points this week. Isaac, my youngest son, took a nice spill last Friday while skiing. He suffered what we thought...
Therapy should be more than productivity
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Apr 22, 2024
“I’m too sick for therapy today.” “Come back later.” “Leave me alone.” If you’ve worked in long-term care (or hospitals or LTACHs or acute rehab hospitals), you’ve heard...
Study uses car sensors to spot cognitive changes in older drivers
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 05, 2024
Researchers are hoping that in-vehicle sensors may offer a valuable glimpse into cognitive changes that older adults who drive may experience.
Wait-and-see staffing rule exemptions meant to ‘safeguard’ residents: CMS
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 25, 2024
Skilled nursing providers will not have to go through a stand-alone application process to be exempted from provisions of a new federal staffing mandate, an official with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Turning around nonprofits: Ben Kurland’s ‘nimble’ approach leads to quick growth at for-profit...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 27, 2023
Allaire Health Services has steadily grown to 17 facilities over its seven years, mostly via the acquisition of nonprofit or publicly owned nursing homes.
Former Speaker Ryan says CMS staffing mandate can be overruled, tabs senior care workforce solutions
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 25, 2023
NIC keynote speaker and former US House Speaker Paul Ryan optimistically emphasized immigration reform and technology as the two best tools to help senior care operators overcome dire staffing shortages.
Contact with young kids tied to risk of pneumonia in older adults
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 04, 2024
It’s common for people over 60 to have pneumonia-causing bacteria, and contact with preschool and young children seems to be an important factor linked to the transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae...
Outpatient C. diff infections may be underdiagnosed, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 16, 2024
A new study looked at Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in outpatient settings and found the bacteria may be underdiagnosed, according to a study out Jan. 11 in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
Helpful advice you might actually remember
By
John O'Connor
Dec 04, 2023
There was a lot of real wisdom for long-term care operators being shared during the fall shows. The advice was not only overwhelmingly accurate, but also remarkably relevant and beneficial.
Nursing center’s program ensures every resident will get ‘adopted’ — and a visit from Santa
By
Josh Henreckson
Nov 29, 2023
When some residents had no gifts to unwrap one Christmas morning, the staff of Princeton Health Care Center decided to do something about it.