Five-Star insights: Will those stars ever illuminate your path?
By
Steven Littlehale
May 16, 2012
I recently asked a hospital discharge planner how she chooses which nursing home to discharge to. “Five-Star” was the reply. Was I surprised? Not at all. Once again, it demonstrates just how...
Fixing the mental health crisis in long-term care
By
Tara Cortes, RN, PhD, FAAN
Dec 05, 2022
Serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and anxiety and depressive disorders are at crisis level in older adults. These mental health issues are frequently experienced by older adults who are...
HHS: RACs not the primary source of the Medicare appeals backlog
Dec 09, 2016
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently issued a brief to the federal D.C. District Court related to the American Hospital Association’s case against the agency over the backlog...
Help people prepare for aging
By
Anthony Cirillo
Jul 27, 2010
Long-term care organizations have a responsibility to teach people about living quality lives as older adults. It also makes business sense to do so.
Dementia care training can lessen staffing woes
By
Teepa Snow
Dec 03, 2021
Dementia changes everything. This means that we need to change everything we do in order to keep everyone, residents and staff, safe and in a setting where they can shine. This also means organizations...
Skilled nursing facilities: The triple threat of healthcare
By
Tara Roberts
Oct 16, 2013
To say skilled nursing facilities have come a long way would be, well, surprisingly refreshing. Public opinion polls show there is still a wide-spread misunderstanding of what SNFs do, how they are paid...
Long-term care psychologists often can help prevent rehospitalizations
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Oct 09, 2012
Long-term care psychologists are a valuable resource for facilities looking to reduce their hospital readmission rates.
New ATRA cut to Medicare Part B Therapy Payments latest destabilizing blow to spector
By
Alan G. Rosenbloom
Feb 13, 2013
With $9 billion in Budget Relief Act sequester cuts to the U.S. skilled nursing facility (SNF) sector now just weeks away following the latest cut of at least $600 million in Medicare Part B therapy payments...
A new age for long-term care pharmacies
By
Jason Spears
Oct 04, 2010
“Seven-day-or-less” dispensing requirements have resulted in new long-term care medication distribution models.
Secrets to satisfied family members that providers should know
By
Allan S. Vann, Ed.D
Jul 16, 2014
One of the clearest lessons I’ve learned while being her advocate is that administrators who want to establish and maintain positive relationships with family caregivers of dementia residents must...