Third time is a charm. For 2021, I’ve taken on a new challenge for my “Living Leadership” blog. Each month there are words embedded in my blog that come directly from one of our nation’s top thought...
The elephant in the room: PDPM clinical success metrics
By
Steven Littlehale
Feb 28, 2020
Are we prepared to defend the increase in Patient Driven Payment Model revenue with superior clinical outcomes?
The heightened requirement for data-driven discharge planning
By
Steven Littlehale
Jul 20, 2016
It’s fascinating to observe the evolution of business processes regarding transitions of care.
Speak Leadership … often
By
Julie Thorson
Jun 23, 2016
Sometimes a true leadership conversation is all you need to get yourself back on track.
Final rule for joint replacement: Don’t come unhinged!
By
Steven Littlehale
Jan 20, 2016
The first mandatory bundled payment program was set into motion with the publication of the Final Rule on Comprehensive Care for Lower Extremity Joint Replacement (CJR). The implementation date is now...
Alcohol and medicine abuse among seniors
By
David Rotenberg
Nov 24, 2015
Some clients entering long-term facilities may already abuse alcohol or other drugs.
Videos sharpen the focus at Friendship Village
By
Roberta Anglin
Apr 20, 2015
When I started working there almost a year ago, I began to see areas that could be advanced with technology based on the equipment I used when I graduated from the School of Communications at Loyola University...
LeavingAge
By
Gary Tetz
Feb 26, 2015
I’m feeling extremely unsettled lately. On edge. Anxious. It’s not the threat of rising sea levels, or the erosion of public confidence in the integrity of Nightly News anchors, or the possibility...
The argument for well-being through culture change
By
Chris Perna
Aug 08, 2012
Loneliness, along with helplessness and boredom, are singled out in the Eden Alternative philosophy as the “three plagues” most detrimental to the health and well-being of elders in long-term...
Pharmacists and doctors and nurses — oh my!
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Dec 13, 2011
As I was thinking about packing for a recent convention — and those who know me know a lot went into wondering about how many pairs of shoes I could get into my suitcase — I started thinking about...