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Can a one-star skilled nursing facility be the same as a five-star facility?  It depends on your zip code.   When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services assigns the health inspection...

Organizations must take steps as early as possible in the employee lifecycle to address dysfunctional turnover. From selection to ‘onboarding,’ there are specific strategies to improve employee...

Last Thursday, the president spoke on the American Jobs Act. I was very surprised he didn’t mention that geriatric care is THE way to stimulate the economy and create jobs.

Spring is in the air! We all welcome the annual change in seasons, which also comes with a rush to review, digest and comment on multiple proposed rules. April 2022, however, also brings us a renewed approach...

The second phase of the information blocking rule came into play Thursday (Oct. 6), and it affects EVERY healthcare provider, including those of us in post-acute care settings.  The main change between...

Has a day gone by when you haven’t heard about a new healthcare reform requirement coming of age? This month skilled nursing facilities were supposed to have started having an operational compliance...

OK, I’m not talking about your kids, because we all know they NEVER leave, and if they do, they keep coming back like boomerangs. I’m talking about your residents. Let’s face it, one...

Compliance with the Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers Final Rule indicates that skilled nursing facilities (SNF) along with other healthcare...

In February 2019, I wrote about the importance of fully engaging geriatricians and certified medical directors in the operations of nursing homes and chains. A month later, I shared my concern about a...

From some of our earliest memories in elementary school as little kids, we all recall participating in fire drills on a periodic basis. Of course, the purpose of those fire drills was to train students,...