Spiders may not be as common as ants and flies in healthcare and long-term care facilities, but their presence can pose serious problems. In a recent survey on pest control, about 10% of the Association...
Building a destination workplace in long-term care
By
Mark Stoever
Jun 03, 2024
While the new federal staffing mandate for nursing homes is fueling immediate pressure to increase staffing, staffing challenges in long-term care are nothing new — in fact, they’ve been growing for...
The PBJ quality quest
By
Don Feige
Jul 27, 2018
Not only is PBJ here to stay, the quest for staffing quality is ongoing – and no longer just an annual event during survey.
F-Tag in focus: F-431
By
Sonja Quale, Pharm.D.
Jul 25, 2016
In today’s environment, long-term care providers face growing regulatory demands designed to improve the quality of care
New study finds the terms we use inadvertently offends seniors
By
Kevin M. Williams
Jul 19, 2013
The terms we use to describe and communicate with seniors have either positive or negative associations. We recently conducted a new survey asking 1,114 participants their feelings and associations with...
Antibiotic stewardship – Will you be ready by November 28th?
By
Sonja Quale
Oct 16, 2017
In my previous blog post, I covered the regulatory requirements for Antibiotic Stewardship Programs set forth by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and briefly discussed in the Centers for...
Improving staff satisfaction
By
Rebecca McNeil
Oct 22, 2013
Long-term care organizations are striving to improve employee satisfaction and retention rates in order to increase resident safety and reduce costs.
Is employee engagement a priority for you?
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
Jun 21, 2019
Now is the time for leaders to assume the mindset of engagement as a business priority. Now is the time to turn the rhetoric of “employees are our most important resource” into reality.
Understanding revisions to 5-Star
By
Thomas Martin
May 13, 2019
The best way for SNFs that have lost stars to bounce back is to identify and work on the measures where they are weakest and take more ownership of their data stories.
Understanding consumer choice
By
Betsy Rust
Betsy Rust
Feb 13, 2015
If you operate a senior living facility, here is something to put at the very top of your to-do list: Survey your residents to understand the choices they have made in the Medicare open enrollment period,...