A provider client once said to me, “I don’t understand all this ‘statistical gobbledygook.’ Tell me why I should care and how I can actually use this.” It was a valid request.
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...
Bridging the gap: Millennials in LTC
By
Tara Roberts
Dec 28, 2016
Millennials were raised to be confident individuals. This confidence can be off-putting to their more seasoned coworkers.
Give all your cares to Bob
By
Gary Tetz
Dec 29, 2016
So here we are at the end of 2016. It’s been kind of a brutal year — globally, nationally, personally, even as a long-term care profession. Lots of loss, much uncertainty and fear, many reasons...
Wound care: What’s new on an old problem?
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Jun 10, 2016
What if your patient shows some red areas on her bottom? Typically, you’d try another cushion, another chair, another mattress and then play the wait-and-see game.
Oh no, they didn’t! More document nightmares
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Mar 11, 2015
As I’ve mentioned before, I believe nursing documentation is the bane of any nursing director’s existence. Frankly, I think the look on my face when opening a medical record to the nurse’s...
When is telehealth the right option?
By
Kristy Wikum
Nov 13, 2014
As providers, patients, and payers look for more cost-effective and efficient ways to provide health care, some are turning to telehealth as an option. Telehealth involves using electronic communication...
Pressure ulcer prevention: Assessing all contributing factors
By
Dr. James G. Spahn
Feb 10, 2014
When analyzing the relationship between soft-tissue injury and support surfaces for pressure ulcer treatment and prevention, caregivers must realize support surfaces deliver unwanted gradient pressure...
Balancing growth and repositioning for long-term success
By
Amy Castleberry
Jul 10, 2013
Repositioning buildings and service lines is done on a regular basis at Lutheran Life, ahead of a crisis in census or in reaction to new competition that forces action that may not be well thought out....
Ghosts of therapists past
By
Renee Kinder
Nov 08, 2018
Therapists experience the same impact when facing the ghosts of predecessors in their own therapy departments. And when considering the spirits of old habits needing to be shifted by significant changes...