Second responders: Answering the call for help in long-term care
By
Debbie Pool
Wendy Boren
Aug 26, 2020
It was late afternoon on Jan. 30, 2020. A nurse from the Quality Improvement Program for Missouri (QIPMO) was leading a standard table top influenza pandemic exercise in Poplar Bluff when a call came through...
Skilled nursing facilities face enforcement challenges in COVID-19 environment
By
Jon Ferry
Aug 12, 2020
Skilled nursing facilities have faced unprecedented challenges since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Individuals with many high-risk characteristics are the typical patients of these facilities....
Looking at COVID-19 through the eyes of residents with dementia
By
P.K. Beville
Aug 10, 2020
When I was in graduate school as a single parent, barely making ends meet, I lamented to my mother in loud, ugly sobs that I thought I might be going crazy. I was serious. My mother calmly responded,...
A letter to express my gratitude during COVID-19
By
Christy Jordan
Aug 05, 2020
Like most of us in long-term care, Creekwood Place Nursing & Rehab was not expecting COVID-19. But we, like our counterparts throughout the country, are managing it. Creekwood Place Nursing & Rehab is...
It’s time to regroup and refocus on compliance
By
Tamar Abell
Jul 17, 2020
The world is tired. It’s been a long, hard spring. It feels even longer and harder for long-term care providers and staff. This invisible enemy, COVID-19, has wreaked havoc on the eldercare industry,...
Heroes in the hot zone: How measures we took led to direct admit of COVID-19 residents
By
Rene Gomez
Kimberly Malin
Jul 10, 2020
March 4, 2020, was the day our executive director sent out a notice to all residents, families and staff that the coronavirus was a reality and it would be impacting our scenic 220-acre continuing care...
Speak loudly about the good nursing homes are doing during COVID-19
By
P.K. Beville
Jun 15, 2020
Daily care provision in our profession has always been a delicate dance on most days and the world barely takes notice. The work we do in elder care is nothing short of a miracle every day. The past 35...
The blessings and hardships of a small activity department
By
Michael McCann, MS
Jun 08, 2020
Small activity departments and/or, rural communities with low budgets and small occupancy face numerous unique issues that impact them daily. These activity professionals have a special mission in providing...
The case for COVID-19 nursing homes
By
Raj Mahajan, M.D.
May 13, 2020
As the month of May opened, the Navy’s hospital ship “Comfort” departed Manhattan, having housed fewer than 200 patients over 3 ½ weeks, and the state of New York announced plans to...
Imagine surviving COVID-19 and dying from pressure injury complications
By
Karen Lerner
May 01, 2020
Caregiver fatigue and not having proper support contributes to the quality of care she/he is able to provide. Before anyone ever heard of COVID-19, most heard whispers of a nursing shortage. As our nation...