Sometimes in business — and particularly in the long-term care business — it can be useful to see things from a fresh, unexpected perspective.
He’s tuned in to resident choice
By
Mary Gustafson
Jun 01, 2011
When iPods, the popular portable music players, started to become ubiquitous in about 2006, licensed social worker Dan Cohen Googled “iPods and nursing homes.” He found no connection between...
Ask the nursing expert: handling an abrasive nurse manager
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Apr 01, 2009
Anne Marie Barnett, RN Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
The nursing home industry isn’t known for setting trends, but that landscape may be changing.
Updated guidance includes CDC recommending 14-day quarantine for facility residents who go off-site for...
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 05, 2021
Nursing homes are being encouraged to quarantine residents who leave the facility for more than 24 hours under updated guidance released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Lawmakers pepper private equity firms on nursing home investments, quality issues
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 19, 2019
The role of private equity firms in nursing home and long-term care has drawn several U.S. lawmakers’ ire.
Meet Christine Ulbricht, Rising Star honoree
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 18, 2019
Christine Ulbricht, Ph.D., MPH, is committed to researching and supporting nursing home residents.
CMS opioid strategy could keep palliative care patients from receiving therapy, expert says
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May 08, 2017
A plan released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to combat opioid abuse could end up harming patients who require the drugs for end-of-life-care, according to one expert.
Our quiet revolution
By
John O'Connor
Nov 05, 2016
The CommonWell Health Alliance recently announced that members soon will be giving patients instant access to virtually all their health data.