New skin injury standards may lead to clinical clarity but they also present myriad questions about billing and liability issues for many long-term care providers
Feature: Built for success
By
John Hall
Nov 05, 2016
The effectiveness of long-term care operations depends on obtaining capital
for physical features as much as the staff members who work in them
Changing corporate culture
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 03, 2016
As the holidays approach, it was touching at LeadingAge to hear a story about a CEO who goes out of his way to make employees and associates feel appreciated.
The leadership hangover
By
Julie Thorson
Nov 03, 2016
As we circled in the air over Chicago on Wednesday to hear, “Sorry, folks, we have to go back to Indianapolis because the rain is too heavy for us to get into Chicago,” I thought to myself,...
Study: Residents’ preferences found to be misaligned with life-sustaining directives
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Nov 03, 2016
Skilled nursing facility residents’ current treatment preferences don’t always agree with forms detailing their preferences for life-sustaining medical orders, results of a study published...
Don’t be like ‘The Walking Dead’
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Nov 01, 2016
Sometimes we get so bogged down in what we are doing that we forget why we were doing it in the first place. Unfortunately, my favorite TV show doesn’t seem to realize this. Don’t do the same.
Getting gritty with the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
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Nov 01, 2016
Whatever your workforce issues are, Angela Duckworth, Ph.D., might have just the answer you’re looking for. And it involves a little advice from the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Medicaid managed care success hinges on provider input, experts say
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Nov 01, 2016
As the number of states adopting managed long-term services and supports programs increases, healthcare providers will benefit from making their thoughts and concerns known to managed care stakeholders,...
Work-life balance: I say ‘Boo’
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 28, 2016
A few years ago, I threw a fit when the American Assisted Living Nurses Association scheduled its conference during Yom Kippur. I stand by that, but also am sympathetic to how many LeadingAge members and...
How to quickly size up the health of any facility
By
John O'Connor
Oct 24, 2016
When it comes to measuring how well a long-term care facility is doing, we all know the usual benchmarks: revenues, profits and census levels.