Skilled nursing facilities: The triple threat of healthcare
By
Tara Roberts
Oct 16, 2013
To say skilled nursing facilities have come a long way would be, well, surprisingly refreshing. Public opinion polls show there is still a wide-spread misunderstanding of what SNFs do, how they are paid...
Long-term care psychologists often can help prevent rehospitalizations
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Oct 09, 2012
Long-term care psychologists are a valuable resource for facilities looking to reduce their hospital readmission rates.
New ATRA cut to Medicare Part B Therapy Payments latest destabilizing blow to spector
By
Alan G. Rosenbloom
Feb 13, 2013
With $9 billion in Budget Relief Act sequester cuts to the U.S. skilled nursing facility (SNF) sector now just weeks away following the latest cut of at least $600 million in Medicare Part B therapy payments...
Secrets to satisfied family members that providers should know
By
Allan S. Vann, Ed.D
Jul 16, 2014
One of the clearest lessons I’ve learned while being her advocate is that administrators who want to establish and maintain positive relationships with family caregivers of dementia residents must...
A new age for long-term care pharmacies
By
Jason Spears
Oct 04, 2010
“Seven-day-or-less” dispensing requirements have resulted in new long-term care medication distribution models.
Must we let COVID waltz in the front door?
By
Brendan Williams
Jan 14, 2022
My son is a freshman at a public university in the state of Washington that made the abrupt decision, late afternoon on the last day one could withdraw and receive a tuition refund, to go to online instruction...
What OSHA’s new ruling means for you
By
Martie Moore
Aug 22, 2016
While we have worked hard to create safer workplaces, we still have work to do. A new federal rule on injury reporting and recording could help get us there.
The CNAs are coming: Are you ready?
By
Lori Porter
Apr 07, 2021
It is doubtful that the framers of the constitution, when they drafted the First Amendment, had any idea that ensuring the “right of people to peaceably assemble” would include a virtual Zoom meeting...
The marriage between life enrichment and marketing
By
Michael McCann, MS
Dean Dellaria
Feb 03, 2016
A coordinated approach can mean that your programs will get noticed in various media sources which will accentuate your marketing efforts.
Expanding support for families
By
Marian Hamilton
Jan 15, 2013
After my husband’s death in 2004, I thought how wonderful it would have been if there were a refuge in a hospital where caregivers could go to “escape” and recharge themselves — an...