It’s time for some “tough love” about nursing home closures.
Nursing Home Compare revisions deserve only 2 stars
By
Steven Littlehale
May 13, 2019
Recent changes to the Nursing Home Compare website leave a lot to be desired. I give them two out of a possible four stars.
Lail named COO
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 07, 2019
Neal Lail has been named chief operating officer at Affinity Living Group.
Move over mom, skilled nursing also has a reason to celebrate this Sunday
By
Marty Stempniak
May 07, 2019
Sunday, May 12, will mark the start of National Skilled Nursing Week (formerly known as National Nursing Home Week).
Grassroots initiative helps promote compliance
By
Stan Szpytek
Apr 29, 2019
A Long Term Care Emergency Preparedness Checklist has been developed so providers and suppliers can review and implement these comprehensive requirements.
Rising Star researchers sparked by personal stories
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 25, 2019
It’s exciting to have two McKnight’s Women of Distinction Rising Stars who are academic researchers.
PDPM: Here’s what you really need to know
By
John O'Connor
Apr 15, 2019
The federal government is promoting its updated Medicare payment system as a change that will ensure two benefits. The first is better care. The second is reduced costs. Anyone who thinks those two goals...
Monet embraced change, have you?
By
Steven Littlehale
Apr 12, 2019
It’s a wild time in long-term care — and a good time to embrace change.
Managing a Legionnaires’ outbreak
By
Tim Keane
Apr 10, 2019
The CDC Legionella Environmental Health group may have some confusion on the definition of effective public health policy. The best type of effective public health policy should be the greatest public...
Benefits of acknowledging success
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Apr 09, 2019
Dealing with extensive regulations, reimbursement challenges, elaborate documentation requirements and a punitive environment can erode the joy of helping elders. Acclamation for accomplishments, on the...