What are the scouts saying about your long-term care organization?
By
John O'Connor
Jul 25, 2014
There is no draft in senior living, nor really a need for one. But what if its three most dominant players were to be sized up? How might the scouts rate skilled care, assisted living and home care, respectively?...
Ask the care expert … about water temperature in SNFs
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Jan 01, 2014
The nursing and maintenance departments are feuding over the water temperature. What should it be in a skilled care unit?
Hospital observation stays increased more than 100%, AARP study finds
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 15, 2013
The frequency of hospital observation stays skyrocketed and long stays became much more common between 2001 and 2009, according to a new report from the AARP Public Policy Institute.
Wounds unwelcome
By
John Andrews
Nov 01, 2013
As hospitals look for post-acute provider partners, skilled nursing operators must gauge their effectiveness at post-operative care and wound prevention
LTC Commission wins praise for recommendations, but some members say the group failed to complete mission
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 16, 2013
Long-term care advocates have praised a set of recommendations issued by the Congressional Commission on Long-Term Care, but some commissioners broke ranks, saying the panel did not fulfill its mandate.
Balancing growth and repositioning for long-term success
By
Amy Castleberry
Jul 10, 2013
Repositioning buildings and service lines is done on a regular basis at Lutheran Life, ahead of a crisis in census or in reaction to new competition that forces action that may not be well thought out....
Goal: garden variety rehab
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 02, 2013
When Grancare Nursing Center owner and administrator Donna Zunker began envisioning a new rehab wing, she wanted more than a new addition.
Dear, sweet stubborn grandmother!
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Jul 09, 2012
I love my grandma dearly. She’s still going strong, living independently in a ranch-style house. But while her stubbornness may be the reason she lives such full and active lifestyle, it’s...
Providers would be overburdened by Medicare overpayment rule, expert notes
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 06, 2012
A proposed rule that would require Medicare providers to return overpayments within 60 days of detection could significantly increase administrative time and costs, an expert says.
The assisted living-plus model
By
Liza Berger
Jul 14, 2010
Long-term care facilities around the country are working to enhance the appeal of their units. Renaissance Gardens at Riderwood in Silver Spring is one of them.