Anne Marie Barnett, RN Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Bridging the Loneliness Gap
Exploring Perceptions of Socialization, Engagement, and Satisfaction Among Key Senior Living Stakeholders
The ‘I’ in Toxic Team
By
Gary Tetz
Dec 06, 2017
Have you ever been a member of a Toxic Team in long-term care? Where you’re always watching your back, thinking you’re a martyr, wondering what so-and-so meant when he or she said this or that,...
Deathly serious: Time for more talking; odds not great without it
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Mar 21, 2017
For all the benefits that end-of-life care talks can bring, a new study indicates that even when such talks take place, patients’ preferences aren’t always understood or effectively communicated....
Ask the payment expert … about MDS staffing
By
Patricia Boyer
Sep 01, 2013
We recently lost our MDS nurse and didn’t know what to do, as no one else knew how to do MDSs. What should we do differently now?
Our deeper reservoir
By
Gary Tetz
Apr 01, 2020
I’m not an epidemiologist. Or a doctor. Or a calming Zen master, pastor, rabbi or priest. Unfortunately, I can’t create lifesaving vaccines in my garage, or turn my CPAP machine into an improvised...
SNF operator, exec, to pay $2.5 million in false therapy claims case
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Oct 17, 2016
A Massachusetts-based skilled nursing operator and its director of long-term care have agreed to pay $2.5 million to resolve allegations that the company submitted inflated Medicare claims for therapy...
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...
Who is Your Biggest Professional Inspiration? May 2012 Reader Poll
Jun 11, 2012
Reader Poll Responses for May 2012
CT nursing home, vendor partner to tackle survey deficiencies
Mar 27, 2018
A Connecticut skilled-nursing facility is partnering with one vendor to help it get ahead of any potential issues that government surveyors might find.