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...
Cracking new PT and OT evaluation codes
By
Renee Kinder
Nov 17, 2016
January 1 will put new evaluation codes for physical and occupational therapy into effect and we all better be paying close attention.
Administrators on the front lines of COVID-19
By
Liza Berger
Mar 24, 2020
COVID-19 just hit a little closer to home for long-term care providers.
DOJ’s new nursing home initiative opens with a threatening bang
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 03, 2020
Today’s column can be filed under the “Be careful what you ask for” category. If you have been tired of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma playing the smiling “We’re...
‘The bloodbath isn’t over’: Nursing home closures
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 26, 2020
Luckily, food wasn’t the main focus of a business lunch Monday. I lost much of my appetite before I stepped foot in the restaurant. The gathering took place at a respected dining establishment in a nearby...
Acuity-based staffing: What does it mean?
By
Lance Youles
Mar 29, 2019
Resident acuity is a frequently used term, but the meaning is very evasive and rarely defined. This lack of definition is not by accident, because reimbursement, staffing expenses, and profit drive this...
The making of a good administrator
By
Trish Rodriguez
Mar 29, 2019
One administrator gives insight on how to be driven in a deeply challenging environment.
Home care versus nursing home care: Who decides?
By
Jeff Petty
Jun 02, 2009
It’s easy for people to say, “I want home- and community-based services.” But there are certain things to consider, such as who’s picking up the tab.
Pest season is about to spring up
By
Greg Baumann
Mar 12, 2012
For long-term care facilities, fair weather may encourage residents, visitors and staff to increase trips between the indoors and outdoors, allowing more pests the opportunity to enter the facility.
Green House, Blue Valentine, and the way people talk about long-term care
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 30, 2013
Last week, NPR ran a story lauding The Green House Project — and slamming traditional nursing homes. The piece began with this summary of people’s fears: “One thing just about everyone dreads...