Hampered by an ongoing investigation, Diversicare Healthcare Services recorded a $7.4 million net loss in the third quarter of this year.
Maybe this ‘monumental’ LTC collaboration could serve as a cure for political polarization
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 02, 2019
With all of the challenges that the skilled nursing field is facing nowadays, it would be easy to further define that line in the sand between you and your competitors/adversaries.
Robots might be coming to steal your nursing home’s lunch
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 15, 2019
It’s bad enough that nursing home leaders have to constantly look over their shoulders, worried about when government bureaucrats or managed care plans might going to take the next whack at their payments....
CDC expert: ‘Revolution’ needed to address deadly fungus threat
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 16, 2019
What are busy nursing home leaders to make of a deadly, drug-resistant fungus outbreak that has now spread to a dozen states? Be ready for it, is the short answer from authorities.
How one provider is leaving its comfort zone to serve a new population
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 12, 2019
One New York nursing home is taking resident-centered care to a whole new level, announcing an expansion of its unit geared toward a specific segment of its community.
What to do when your resident’s death wish seems ‘rational’
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Marty Stempniak
May 25, 2018
Suicide — a shadowy issue that most would prefer to ignore — is seemingly a hot topic in the news these days.
Playing the population health game in long-term care
By
Marty Stempniak
May 18, 2018
When discussing the hospital field, just about every other word out of someone’s mouth has something to do with “value” or “population health.” The wave is about to long-term...
More tales from the brighter side of long-term care
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 26, 2019
It’s been a few months now since we first launched our #BrightenUpLTC campaign, hoping to shine a light on the positive occurrences that are happening in nursing homes across the country.
Keeping an eye on what the hospital is doing down the street
By
Marty Stempniak
Jun 01, 2018
Maybe we should come up with a few new expression to signify what’s projected to be a doubling of Americans age 65-plus by 2060. The Aged Avalanche? Elderly Earthquake? Fragile Flood?