Easing the family’s transition from home to care community
By
Haymarket Media
Dec 05, 2016
Even though I’d worked as an activities director and administrator in long-term care, placing my mother in assisted living and then in memory care was initially a wrenching and emotional experience.
Squirrels vs. LTC: The Final Battle
By
Gary Tetz
Dec 01, 2016
While we’ve been focused on trivialities like HHS and CMS appointments, declining U.S. dementia rates and electing an orange President, rabid squirrels are terrorizing long-term care communities...
Managing through uncertainty
By
Sharon Johnson
Nov 30, 2016
These are uncertain times. But workplaces are often uncertain places because of rapid changes in market, ownership, business plan, technology.
Occupational therapy may not delay Alzheimer’s decline, SNF admission
By
Emily Mongan
Nov 28, 2016
Occupational therapy may not help slow down physical decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease or delay the need for nursing home admission, research published Tuesday indicated.
More pain ahead for big providers?
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 23, 2016
Take it from a guy who’s experienced the ups and downs of being, shall we say, not normally sized throughout life. There are definitely times when you prefer to be larger than others, and then there...
Majority of LTC residents turn down dental care, study finds
By
Emily Mongan
Nov 23, 2016
Almost 90% of long-term care residents don’t receive dental care during their stay, according to new research.
PruittHealth loses legal challenge over law firm’s targeted advertisements
By
Emily Mongan
Nov 22, 2016
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled in favor of a law firm on Monday in a case debating whether the firm’s ads targeting a specific nursing home violated state law.
Agency staffing on the rise? Believe it — and plan for it
By
Steven Littlehale
Nov 21, 2016
The use of contract agency staff to fill nurse aide and licensed nurse vacancies is escalating. This increase is seen across many states, not to mention across the nation as a whole. Yes, we have a well-documented...
Population health is the reflection of your patients
By
Jas Grewal
Nov 21, 2016
Improving population health begins with focusing on the health of each on of your patients. To do so, we in the healthcare community – nurses and physicians alike, need to identify and engage patients...
Study shows reduced HAIs, airborne pathogens with in-room active UV-C system
By
Douglas Kane, M.D.
Nov 18, 2016
It sounds like a bad joke: The problem with infections is that they’re spreading.