A friend of mine had grown concerned about the condition of her mother, who is a resident at a skilled nursing facility in another state. It tears at her heart being so far away, and she doesn’t get...
A house divided
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Oct 02, 2018
When it comes to our jobs as managers and department heads, we can’t hide. Nor can we go left or right. We have to walk that middle line and make sure we build a cohesive team, not do stuff to tear it...
Lawmakers should look to first-rate care for policy ideas
By
Tom Coble
Oct 01, 2018
I urge my colleagues in the long-term care profession to proactively reach out to elected officials to offer them tours.
Picking up the SOM manual
By
Trish Rodriguez
Sep 28, 2018
Admins with great surveys and high ratings use the State Operations Manual like a Bible.
Who better to teach a college course on aging than older adults?
By
Roscoe Nicholson
Marcia Spira
Sep 26, 2018
Group discussion and interviews also revealed that beyond the educational content, the course provided much more to all participants, through the creation of strong relationships between the resident-instructors...
The truth behind understaffing
By
Kevin Peek
Sep 20, 2018
“The Happiest Place On Earth” is a title self-awarded and held by Disneyland. With pictures of smiling faces of all ages circulating through ads and social media, it is not hard to see why people...
HIPPS codes don’t lie
By
Renee Kinder
Sep 13, 2018
Beginning on 10-1-2019, with the implementation of PDPM, interdisciplinary data collection between therapy and nursing, and accuracy for entry in our current (i.e.Prior to 10-1-2018) Section GG items sets...
Poor, poor pitiful me
By
Gary Tetz
Sep 06, 2018
When I ask rehab patients about the precipitating event that brought them to therapy, they can at least answer the question. Maybe they tripped on a zucchini vine, slipped on a grape in the grocery store...
How honesty pays in long-term care
By
Alan C. Horowitz
Aug 22, 2018
One can easily make the argument that full disclosure of medical errors is the legal, moral, and ethical approach, if not the only acceptable approach.
Good providers need more Medicaid help
By
Brendan Williams
Aug 20, 2018
In the face of many challenges, dedicated workers provide quality private facility care throughout the country.