We always have difficulty getting extra fluids into our residents during these hot summer and fall months, any suggestions? Getting fluids into elderly residents is something my facility struggled...
Never too late to be undermined
By
Gary Tetz
Sep 05, 2019
Once again, science has undermined the foundation on which another of my excuses is built.
A perfect time to learn what is truly expected of providers
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 04, 2019
I fear that we may be in the midst of a damaging cycle driven by unrealistic expectations, and Hurricane Dorian is going to show us why.
Reimagining patient care through process automation
By
Mark Candiotti
Sep 04, 2019
By digitally transforming this process, we eliminated repetitive, manual tasks once required of managerial therapists, creating more time for them to focus on providing the best possible patient care.
We’ve identified the big problems. Now let’s just hope they go away.
By
John O'Connor
Sep 02, 2019
Whether most operators are paranoid is a matter of conjecture. But it’s no secret that many feel they have a big ol’ target on their backs. Maybe that sentiment derives from decades of battles with...
Skilled nursing CFOs less optimistic about ability to compete, remain pessimistic on Medicare Advantage
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 02, 2019
Seventy percent of skilled nursing chief financial officers are optimistic about their organizations’ ability to compete in their local post-acute care marketplaces, according to new insights from investment...
Joe Bush
Aug 30, 2019
Joe Bush is the staff writer at McKnight’s Long-Term Care News.
Receiving feedback with grace
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
Aug 30, 2019
How do you get the benefits of constructive feedback without the angst? By asking for it with an open-mind and learning how to accept it with grace and poise.
What I learned at the Pioneer Network conference
By
Joan Devine
Aug 30, 2019
Anyone who has planned a new program or process in their community, or has been in charge of a special event, knows that there are always “hiccups.”
Rewarding good providers is the right move
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 29, 2019
Providers could use some good, old discernment nowadays. This is especially true in light of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma’s latest comments.