Future leaders give the “Silent Generation” a voice in Washington
By
Bill Turenne
Nov 20, 2017
The political squabbles in Washington have many providers and support businesses on edge and wondering about the future of healthcare and our industry.
Facilities have opportunity to improve operations and re-think patient care
By
Imran Javaid
Oct 18, 2013
Long-term care facilities are facing new pressures as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. As part of the shift to integrated care, reimbursements will be linked to patient outcomes...
Musings of a gay nursing home resident
By
Danny Ventrelli
Jun 07, 2019
I am a 70-year-old openly gay male who has been living at Central Island Healthcare in Plainview, NY for five years now. As we move through June, which is Gay Pride Month, I was hoping to share my personal...
Understanding PDPM in value-based purchasing
By
Joel VanEaton
Jul 15, 2019
CMS has been clear that a major aspect to the design of the PDPM is payment that is quality informed. That cannot be overstated.
On the road to rationed healthcare
By
C.E. Nash
Apr 14, 2011
The Obama administration has determined that we will be able to supply healthcare to several million additional people without increasing the cost of doing so, and with no plan in place to increase the...
Caring provides winning formula for ‘Top Places to Work’ success
By
Tammy Retalic
Dec 17, 2018
On a late November afternoon in bright, crowded meeting rooms across the campuses of Hebrew SeniorLife, the cheers are loud and the air is electric. A double celebration is underway: HSL ROCKS! – aka...
Essential steps for treating those with COPD
By
John W. Walsh
Mar 05, 2014
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive, presently incurable respiratory illness that is characterized by airflow obstruction. For long-term care professionals, knowledge about every...
PDPM: Make or break?
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Dec 11, 2018
Celebrate the demise of RCS-1. It is widely accepted that RCS-1 would have been the downfall of the SNF, would leave our seniors sicker, shorten their lives, and provide an unmanageable system for payment.
It’s time for this phenomenal new dementia care approach
By
Barbara Brock
Dec 09, 2019
I want us to be at the front of the line in advancing to a higher quality of care for these residents. We’re missing the boat, we really are.
We’d like a do-over, please
By
Jeff Jerebker
Rick Gamache
Feb 16, 2022
If there was a way to go back to 1965 and have a do-over on nursing home design in America, we would not create or accept institutional architecture.