» University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee researchers are examining the effect of the Music and Memory program on dementia patients. The team is monitoring the mental state of 1,500 Alzheimer’s and dementia...
Lessons learned from a million families
By
Ed Nevraumont
Dec 03, 2014
The success of a business often depends on delivering a consistent and high-quality product or service, and maintaining reliable and trusted relationships with business-critical stakeholders is key to...
RightCare co-founder honored by nurses
Dec 02, 2014
Kathryn Bowles, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, the co-founder of RightCare, has been designated as an “Edge Runner” by the American Academy of Nursing.
Paying it forward
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Dec 02, 2014
‘Tis the season to be giving. My cousin shared with me recently that she had her coffee paid for twice in the past week when going through the drive-thru at a Starbucks. I feel that we could all...
10 reasons I’m thankful to work in LTC
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Nov 26, 2014
I owe a lot of my blessings to working in long-term care, and my LTC career is a blessing in itself. You might have some of these same feelings.
Managed care plans need protection from ‘carve-outs’ to ensure services across the continuum,...
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 26, 2014
State “carve-outs” and lack of transparency in rate-setting threaten the ability of managed care plans to support services across the whole continuum, the Medicaid Health Plans of America stated...
How one patient chose a PAC provider
By
Dan Trigub
Nov 19, 2014
Hospital patients often think they can head home immediately. Recently, a hospital patient who needed a total hip replacement was able to use technology to make a post-acute care provider choice and seamlessly...
Giants of community are not forgotten
By
Dianne Timmering
Nov 19, 2014
Launched more than a decade ago, the purpose of the Signature HealthCARE Hall of Fame is to honor the contributions and lifetime achievements of nursing home residents, staff members, volunteers and other...
No joke: Nursing Home Compare, ratings earn praise
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 19, 2014
At first blush, the phrasing seemed like the punch line to a questionable long-term care-related gag. But upon further reflection, it began to sound more and more like an earnest compliment. The government’s...
Working on how to communicate in facilities
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Nov 14, 2014
Transitions between care settings are getting more scrutiny than ever before. So thank goodness for new guidelines designed to help smooth them out. Still, we need all the help we can when it comes to...