Innovative marketing for the eldercare industry a growing necessity
By
Nina Dunn
Apr 19, 2011
To harness the potential of the burgeoning eldercare market, companies will need to move away from their traditional communications tactics and enter the new age of marketing. I am not necessarily talking...
What exactly are we waiting to see? It’s time to act on mandates
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 14, 2021
As a coalition of long-term care medical and infectious disease experts Tuesday called on healthcare facilities to require COVID-19 vaccines as a condition of employment, I couldn’t help but think of...
The cultural symbols of an engaging workplace
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
Dec 05, 2016
When leaders recognize a “disconnect” between organizational values and visible symbols, they can make changes that align symbols with values.
Caring for a senior after hip replacement surgery
By
Michelle Y. Llamas
Dec 07, 2012
In the United States, nearly half a million hip replacement surgeries are performed every year because of trauma and various forms of arthritis. These conditions tend to affect older adults, and as a long-term...
It’s time to reinvest in people
By
Larry Minnix
Nov 04, 2008
The next president of the United States should work toward shifting resources to the needs of everyday people—and away from wars and banks.
Working through dementia with design
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Nov 14, 2023
My husband and I visit New York City once or twice a year. Love the shows, love the atmosphere, love the restaurants, can’t wait to get home to my relatively bucolic environment. The last time...
If walls could talk
By
Jessica Green
Dec 21, 2020
Long-term care communities have been on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic from the beginning, and they have the most at stake in finding ways to detect a case — or an outbreak — immediately,...
Helping MDS staff prepare for PDPM
By
Stacy Darling, MBA, MPT, AT, RAC-CT
Sep 06, 2019
The days of Medicare A reimbursement being managed by “Mom” and “Dad” is now dependent on the “village,” i.e. the interdisciplinary team. This transition will create a huge opportunity for...
Cognitive Function: Getting it right under PDPM
By
Renee Kinder
Dec 13, 2018
Accurate measurement of cognitive-based functioning is an essential area within the forthcoming Patient-Driven Payment Model. Getting it right requires us to consider impacts of the environment, medical...
Now nursing homes have to put up with this?
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 22, 2018
Grandma used to say beware the man who doesn’t stop talking: He often has nothing to say.