We’ve been hearing a lot lately about bundled payments. This new approach will usher in a new era of better healthcare at lower costs, its many advocates insist.
Coronavirus highlights dedicated workforce
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 01, 2020
Perhaps providers haven’t let down their guard enough, but as of this writing, there hasn’t been panic whenever I’ve talked to them about coronavirus implications. Sure, there’s concern, but more...
Biden targets nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2022
President Joe Biden made nursing home history March 1, when he included the sector in his first State of the Union address. Biden pledged a crackdown on private-equity investors and vowed tougher oversight.
OSHA takes a holiday
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2020
It’s no secret that most operators have been struggling lately. The coronavirus has hammered this field in almost every way possible.
Experts unmask COVID-19 myths lurking in laundries
By
John Hall
Mar 01, 2021
Despite fear and even more laundry, smart infection control procedures can protect in-house facilities.
Profile: Angela Jalloh
By
Mallory Hackett
Sep 09, 2019
Angela Jalloh, the director of nursing at The Admiral in Chicago, IL, is always striving to learn more.
Pharmacists key players in tracking COVID meds, info
By
John Hall
Oct 01, 2021
Managing medications is just part of the job as the needed pandemic treatments, policies keep evolving.
Change? Don’t flip out
By
John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2020
When I hear about innovation in long-term care, I sometimes have to stifle a chuckle.
A golden era of innovation in wound care is approaching
By
John Hall
Jun 01, 2022
Technology and improved practices are merging to create new and successful strategies for preventing and treating chronic wounds.
There’s no time to cry
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 01, 2021
If you’re close to my aging vintage, you remember those adorable pioneers on the TV show “Little House on the Prairie.” Now we’re living in their world. Menaced by fires, floods, climate change...