For skilled nursing facilities, the Medicare SNF 3-day rule can make it difficult to place the right patients in the right setting at the right time. The 3-day rule requires that a Medicare beneficiary...
The challenges of hand hygiene in the long-term care setting
By
Jean Fleming
Mar 16, 2009
Maintaining good hand hygiene is key to prevent the spread of infections, but old habits are hard to break.
Connecting generations isn’t an option — it’s a must
By
Tina L. Kies
Jul 16, 2018
As often is the case when I’m hunkered away behind my computer screen for work, my young child is basking in the glory of being our family’s only grandson. With that status comes much pomp...
What happens to LTC facilities without a state budget?
By
Kayleigh Metviner
Feb 15, 2016
Even once a budget is in place, the next hurdle for long-term care providers will be reduced Medicaid payments.
Lifestyle and the aging brain
By
Roscoe Nicholson
Jun 01, 2015
There’s a growing body of evidence that shows that we do have some control over protecting ourselves from signs of dementia and cognitive decline—and even the physical damages of Alzheimer’s...
Care model adds meaning to lives of dementia residents
By
Kim Warchol
Dec 21, 2010
A skilled nursing facility in Creve Coeur, MO, examines the interests, routines, likes, dislikes and other personal preferences of residents with dementia.
Prepare for a visit from the ghosts of reimbursement past, present and future!
By
Steven Littlehale
Dec 20, 2019
“If I could work my will, every idiot who goes about with ‘Reimbursement Reform’ on their lips would be boiled in their own pudding and buried with a stake of holly through their heart!” Ebenezer...
It takes all of us to save lives
By
Joseph DeMattos Jr.
Nov 20, 2020
COVID-19 is dramatically surging in 47 states, including in Maryland where I work, and we are likely far from any peak of the virus. Now, even more than before, it will take all of us fighting together...
How a statewide art competition enriched our community
By
Gayle Kirschenbaum
Oct 15, 2018
Centers Health Care celebrates the successes at the facility level, through our relationship with local hospitals and of course through local printed articles and on social media.
The truth behind MLTSS
By
Brendan Williams
Oct 08, 2018
In studying “managed long-term services and supports” for a law review article, I was struck by the lack of accountability and cost overruns that have accompanied placing the administration of a vital...