Avoiding traps at survey time is the topic of our July 16 Super Tuesday webcast
Jul 03, 2013
Even at the nation’s best nursing facilities, residents are susceptible to four universal challenges: falls, incontinence, pressure ulcers and unintended weight loss. This McKnight’s one-hour...
Frustrations of a persecuted provider boil over
By
Barry Bortz
Nov 01, 2011
What happens when a government and society create an evil enemy of the state? They begin by calling them monsters, a drain on society that is guilty of heinous crimes, and they use the legal system and...
Research reveals good news for Life Plan Communities
By
Cate O’Brien, Ph.D.
Oct 26, 2018
Age Well Study open to additional participants until November 30
Ready for some good news, for a change?
By
John O'Connor
Jun 24, 2019
Operators might be forgiven for feeling a bit more tense and morose than usual in these trying days. But believe it or not, there are also pockets of joy to savor.
New construction heading South — in a good way
By
John O'Connor
Apr 27, 2012
Let’s say your organization is thinking about building a new community. Where should you break ground? If a recent survey is to be believed, Southern towns are your best bet. Or more accurately,...
Monet embraced change, have you?
By
Steven Littlehale
Apr 12, 2019
It’s a wild time in long-term care — and a good time to embrace change.
What can we learn from 1-Star facilities?
By
Ilene Warner-Maron, Ph.D., RN-BC, NHA
May 16, 2016
What are the common themes, if any, in facilities that have a 1-Star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services?
Community workers with mobile tech increase transportation for seniors
By
Andrey Ostrovsky, M.D.
Sep 10, 2015
Despite recent improvements, hospital admissions continue to be a problem. Most interventions aimed at preventing admissions have been focused on medical risk factors, like heart failure or chronic obstructive...
Investing in distraction
By
Gary Tetz
Dec 20, 2012
I’m concerned that some nursing home administrators don’t seem to have enough to do. You would think that with survey and census and deer crashing through windows, they’d be able to keep...
Is ‘person-centered care coordinator’ the next must-have staff member?
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 22, 2014
Long-term care operators take note: You soon could fail residents, anger family members, increase survey deficiencies, drop Nursing Home Compare stars and lose money unless you hire a Coordinator of Coordinators.