Some clients entering long-term facilities may already abuse alcohol or other drugs.
The skilled eye of a speech pathologist
By
Renee Kinder
Nov 16, 2015
The Medicare Benefit Policy Manual provides guidance for rehabilitation professionals on criteria for reasonable and necessary skilled services which include: Following Evidenced Based Practice Patterns:...
Go ahead, TSA. Make my day
By
Gary Tetz
Nov 05, 2015
“That TSA agent made my day.” You don’t hear that sentence very often. On any list of unlikely utterances, it’s right up there with “Those Republicans and Democrats really...
Rudeness kills — like, literally
Nov 03, 2015
Maybe a blog about killing your patients right after Halloween is an appropriate topic. After all, that would make a pretty scary movie, right? But this isn’t some scary movie. It’s true.
Lincoln at night is the cure
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 22, 2015
Anyone worried about the macro-challenges perpetually facing long-term care, and the country, should spend some quality time with Mr. Lincoln — preferably at night.
PACE: Now is the time to scale
By
Jade Gong
Oct 19, 2015
In this time of interest in providing better care for dual eligibles, CMS has piloted many new models of care and will now allow for-profit PACE programs.
TSA screening could lead to colonoscopy
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Oct 06, 2015
With all the fall healthcare conferences and other things we travel for this time of year, you might want to pay special attention to this blog!
Tackling a negative workplace
By
Paul White
Aug 05, 2015
Long-term care workers are inundated daily with reasons to be emotionally and physically stressed.
Healing practices for nurses in LTC
By
A. Lynne Wagner, EdD, MSN, RN, FACCE
Jul 29, 2015
Nurses and other healthcare providers are privileged to intimately care for their patients and patients’ families daily during patients’ most vulnerable and life-altering times of profound...
Summit ElderCare: setting the PACE for collaboration
By
David Wilner, M.D., and Linda Noll
Jun 22, 2015
It’s well-known that by 2050, one-fifth of the total U.S. population will be above age 65, with many of those above age 85 needing assistance.