Most of us have seen or experienced pressure ulcers, which continue to be a problem for bed-bound patients around the country.
Tale of the tape
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Jul 06, 2016
The Summer Olympics are upon us. We will be seeing swimmers, volleyball players and pole vaulters striped in colorful tape again
Four digital marketing strategies every nursing home must use
By
Josh Kanter
Jun 29, 2016
Your nursing home doesn’t even show up in a Google search.
Learning organizations: just as relevant today as in the 1990s
By
Martie Moore
Jun 24, 2016
Peter Senge’s five characteristics of learning organizations comprise foundations that need to be acted upon by leadership.
Does caring for specialty populations hurt your public profile?
By
Steven Littlehale
Jun 20, 2016
Many skilled nursing facilities are de facto specialty care centers with a disproportionately large number of certain types of residents. This scenario, unfortunately, can translate into a liability in...
Mobile technology and healthcare – Not just for Millennials
By
Ken Saitow
Jun 13, 2016
There is no argument that today’s healthcare providers operate in an extremely challenging environment.
Embracing managed care
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 10, 2016
What was clear from the panel was managed care, skilled nursing and home health have to build partnerships.
Addressing symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease psychosis
By
Amita R. Patel
Jun 06, 2016
One of the leading risk factors for placing a Parkinson’s disease patient into a nursing home or long-term care facility is the onset of hallucinations and delusions, a non-motor aspect of Parkinson’s...
Heightened enforcement environment for LTC
By
Matt Curley
Jun 03, 2016
There is little doubt that the government’s enforcement efforts in combatting fraud, waste, and abuse concerning the federal healthcare programs have yielded significant results.
This lifesaving coincidence definitely makes you swallow deeply
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2016
It wasn’t enough that Patty Ris was saved from choking in the dining room at her continuing care retirement community. She and her rescuer made worldwide headlines.