Bridging the disconnect between leaders and workers
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Apr 05, 2022
As I reviewed the many recent long-term care happenings and articles to select a topic for this week’s blog, my mind kept returning to the fascinating column by researchers Lindsey Creapeau and Jennifer...
Is ‘location, location, location’ still driving your Five-Star success? Yes!
By
Steven Littlehale
Apr 01, 2022
Tying reimbursement to investments in quality is a good idea, but it won’t work with the current Five-Star system.
The transformative power of happiness
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Mar 29, 2022
It seems almost daily we are hit by news where someone or something is trying to rob us of our happiness. We barely survived the pandemic while losing our staff and having to deal with an agency that will...
California medical association strongly supports the president’s nursing home plan
By
Michael Wasserman
Mar 28, 2022
The California Association of Long Term Care Medicine (CALTCM) applauds President Biden’s ambitious plan to improve the care of our nursing home residents. CALTCM is the medical voice of long-term...
Overcoming workforce challenges
By
Kimberly Townsend
Mar 23, 2022
The long-term care industry is no stranger to workforce challenges. Workforce recruitment and retention are two challenges that have been persistent for years. Now, add a pandemic. The pandemic has shifted...
From grieving staff losses to becoming better bosses
By
Jason Davies
Mar 21, 2022
Servant leadership takes thoughtfulness and introspection, but it will save you valuable employees in the long run.
Administration and CMS’s big fix
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Mar 15, 2022
I think a lot of us were a little ticked off with the State of the Union address and the administration’s focus on improving the quality of care provided in America’s nursing homes. We all know we...
Lessons from COVID-19: Leverage increased public awareness to improve staffing levels and stability
By
Tracey Moorhead
Barbara Bowers
Mar 14, 2022
Some problems are so pervasive that even well-intentioned efforts to solve them feel overwhelming and inadequate. The staffing crisis is one of them. Workforce shortages jeopardize the health and safety...
The silver tsunami factor: Creating a disaster recovery plan for the impending healthcare devastation
By
Cynthia Morton
Therasa Bell
Mar 09, 2022
The urgency and devastation around the COVID-19 pandemic have supplanted the very real concerns about the coming “Silver Tsunami’s” impact on our nation’s healthcare and long-term care industries. ...
Spring is coming… why are we adding more layers?
By
Angi Livingston
Mar 07, 2022
In addition to tracking and submitting extensive COVID-19 data to NHSN weekly and providing numerous data requests to surveyors, facilities now have to dedicate resources to populating a COVID-19 Staff...