How to retrofit resident rooms into isolation rooms at long-term care facilities
By
Tom Kennedy
Jul 07, 2020
The latest government data counts 26,000 COVID-19 deaths in long-term care facilities. That’s a staggering 25% of the total COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. Facility managers are working hard to stop the...
The Forgotten Generation
By
Julie Thorson
Jun 24, 2020
Heartbreaking decisions, no easy answers, the best of the worst, and lost hope. Welcome to the spectrum of emotions that now fills our days in long-term care
Who cares about Five-Star during a pandemic?
By
Steven Littlehale
Jun 15, 2020
Just as the sun continues to rise, the need to objectively monitor and evaluate care in nursing homes has not ceased, nor has the need for providers to continuously work on quality improvement initiatives.
Understanding the role of technology in outbreak management: Lessons learned from COVID-19 and more
By
Oliver Schacht
Jun 11, 2020
When an infectious disease outbreak emerges, healthcare administrators in long-term care facilities face the difficult task of monitoring the situation within their own facility, state and region while...
Stolen valor: Trump administration takes credit for nursing homes’ efforts during pandemic
By
Sondra Norder
Jun 10, 2020
Over the Memorial Day weekend, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma penned an op-ed in Newsweek magazine titled “President Trump’s Early Action to Combat Coronavirus...
Newberry-Ferguson named CEO of Village at Manor Park
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 02, 2020
Linda Newberry-Ferguson, former CEO of the Rehabilitation of Hospital of Wisconsin, has been named president and CEO of Village Manor Park Healthcare & Community Living in West Allis, WI. Newberry-Ferguson...
The incredible shrinking brain
By
Gary Tetz
May 28, 2020
For those of you seeking a different coping path through this pandemic, might I suggest walking, gardening, swimming or dancing. I say this because a new preliminary study suggests that people who do those...
Lifespace Communities appoints Nicholas Harshfield as CFO
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 20, 2020
Nicholas “Nick” Harshfield has been appointed chief financial officer of West Des Moines, IA-based Lifespace Communities, effective July 1.
Longing for Del Boca Vista
By
Liza Berger
May 13, 2020
This week we mourned the loss of a comedy giant, Jerry Stiller, who cemented his legacy as the excitable, loud and direct Frank Costanza on the hit show “Seinfeld.”
Strong nursing care helps to reinforce therapy
By
Karen Bonn
May 06, 2020
When our disabled or elderly patients are admitted to either an acute or sub-acute rehab, the focus is typically on therapy. This is appropriate because these patients have probably just spent time...