‘Getting ahead’ has led to painkillers becoming long-term care’s most vexing drug problem; addictions, overdependence cloud the newly restrictive picture
Sabra Health Care REIT is the latest in a string of real estate investment trusts looking to distance themselves from problematic skilled nursing portfolios.
Reader Poll: What non-clinical skill is most important in your daily work?
Oct 01, 2016
“Conflict resolution would be a big one. I have 300 employees and they don’t always get along. It really depends on the situation, but it’s usually employee to employee.”
Interoperability is more important than ever
Sep 30, 2016
While hospital administrators or doctors may say that a note is a note, an assessment is an assessment, or a chart is a chart, they aren’t acknowledging the uniqueness of the post-acute care environment—for...
Health Concepts, COO to settle false claims allegations for $2.2 million
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Sep 30, 2016
Rhode Island-based skilled nursing provider Health Concepts Ltd., along with the company’s chief operating officer, have agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle allegations that the company inflated...
‘This is what it’s all about’
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James M. Berklan
Sep 29, 2016
One line, more than any other, hit home during my discussion with Carol Silver Elliott on Wednesday: “If we’re really in the business of taking care of older adults, this is what it’s...
4 tips for boosting resident satisfaction
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Gina Smith
Sep 28, 2016
Your residents and potential consumers are paying more attention than ever to the care they receive, and long-term care providers are taking note.
Accept and connect
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Gary Tetz
Sep 22, 2016
Thanks to the inadvertent generosity of Starbucks, I didn’t have to climb a mountain in my bare feet or learn to speak Tibetan to discover the secret of peace and happiness. It was delivered personally...
Pondering oddities of the job, and more
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Sep 20, 2016
I have to say that I absolutely love working in eldercare. I mean, I thought I would have to move down South if I wanted to say whatever was on my mind.
CMS and providers have reason to celebrate
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Elizabeth Newman
Sep 16, 2016
I encourage providers to pause and pat themselves on the back. That’s because 30-day hospital readmission rates have dropped in all states except one over the past five years.