NY couple celebrates 70th Valentine’s Day after beating COVID
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 03, 2021
Sometimes nothing can get in the way of love — not even COVID-19.
LeadingAge publishes ‘Pandemic Playbook’
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 18, 2020
LeadingAge this week introduced the Pandemic Playbook, an interactive collection of insight, tools and best practices for serving older adults during a catastrophic health crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
A mantra in wake of coronavirus: Stay home and save a life
By
Michael Wasserman
Mar 11, 2020
The year was 1985. I was an intern in the cardiac intensive care unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. A man who was the well-known voice for several animated television characters was laying on a gurney....
Game changer for long-term care? More like a game ender
By
John O'Connor
Aug 17, 2020
New survey numbers from the American Health Care Association paint an industry portrait that is anything but flattering. Shocking might be more like it.
Essential long-term care leadership on display
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 27, 2022
A top long-term care executive candidly displayed the most important traits of great leadership Thursday, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.
Damage to inner ear helps explain increased falls risk in Alzheimer’s
Mar 11, 2022
Study participants who had vestibular impairment — or damage to the inner ear’s balance system — were 50% more likely to fall than their peers who had normal function, researchers found.
Hundreds of nursing home workers plan walkout in nationwide protest
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 14, 2020
Hundreds of nursing home workers in Michigan are joining what they call a nationwide walkout to protest systemic racism and police brutality in the United States.
Only half of medical residents consistently complete SNF discharge summaries for patients, survey finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 18, 2021
Medical residents don’t appear to know as much about transitioning patients to post-acute care as they say they do, a new survey finds. With discharges to post-acute care expected to spike, closing this...
Ask the payment expert
By
Patricia Boyer
May 01, 2008
I understand that many facilities are being cited during state surveys for not following standards of clinical practice. That citation is frequently cross-referenced to the assessment process. What can...
LTC providers getting creative to boost seniors’ morale during pandemic
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 23, 2020
From FaceTime book clubs to hobby boxes, long-term care providers are finding fun and interesting ways to boost resident morale during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the AARP.