Dad was wise but never too pushy with the advice. I think he realized that’s how it gets better traction. Maybe that’s why what he said is still so memorable today.
Can you say that again?
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Apr 01, 2021
I still remember Mom at an “oldies” concert where they were playing “Mony Mony” by Tommy James and the Shondells. Mom’s dancing around and swinging her arm overhead like she’s about to throw...
The new normal? COVID-19 precautions and innovations drive daily life even as vaccinations rise, cases...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 01, 2021
As COVID-19 began its death march through long-term care facilities early last spring, Principle LTC President and CEO Lynn Hood opened a Special Care Unit to treat infected patients from many of her chain’s...
How to do it … Documenting the COVID-19 vaccine rollout
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John Hall
Mar 01, 2021
In assessing the obstacles in the sometimes-bumpy vaccine rollout last December, Harvard Medical School healthcare policy professor David Grabowski echoed a familiar refrain among critics about “the...
Experts unmask COVID-19 myths lurking in laundries
By
John Hall
Mar 01, 2021
Despite fear and even more laundry, smart infection control procedures can protect in-house facilities.
CMS names 5 new triggers that lead to extra surveys
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has revised the criteria that require states to conduct the specific surveys, the agency noted in a memo to state survey agencies Jan. 4.
Providers split on Biden while old worries top 2021 concerns
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James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2021
Mirroring the November general election outcome, long-term care leaders were almost evenly split about then-President-elect Joe Biden’s prospects for the industry, according to a new McKnight’s Flash...
Trump commutes Esformes’ sentence
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Liza Berger
Feb 01, 2021
President Trump in late December commuted the sentence of Philip Esformes, the former skilled nursing facility owner who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a case that the federal government...
Analysis: A New Year, a new chapter in COVID-19 struggle
By
Liza Berger
Feb 01, 2021
2021 offers opportunities to help long-term care better fight virus, transform itself.
How to do it … Maintaining PPE supplies
By
John Hall
Feb 01, 2021
Since pandemic conditions emerged last March, long-term care providers have been beset with how to find, purchase and extend the use of enough personal protective equipment. Experts provide valuable advice...