Antidepressants are the new antipsychotics
Long-term care providers have made remarkable progress in reducing antipsychotics. Now it’s time to turn the attention to antidepressants.
Long-term care providers have made remarkable progress in reducing antipsychotics. Now it’s time to turn the attention to antidepressants.
We see the increasingly urgent headlines: PDPM is coming! PDPM is coming! Everyone is looking for the magic answer or quick fix to ensure readiness and minimize the pain of implementation.
“What must that be like?” It can serve as a mantra, helping us view each interaction, no matter how painful, with acceptance and resilience.
When a resident drives a sports car at the Indy 500 and makes a sharp turn, you can observe him holding tightly to his wheelchair, as if he was there.
Karen Mlawsky has been appointed to the newly created position of chief operating officer at Tucson, AZ-based Watermark Retirement Communities.
If you take the time to create the right talent acquisition strategy, I am confident you will see more quality applicants knocking on your door
The high rate of violence against residents of long-term care facilities is a persistent problem. Recognizing the signs is important for addressing it, but so is a comprehensive policy and program that...
Allison Hart is the new vice president of marketing at It’s Never 2 Late. Hart was previously the vice president of marketing at West Corporation, and before that TeleVox Solutions, the healthcare offerings...
If history has taught us nothing else, we know that unintended consequences could blindside well-intended providers when the Patient-Driven Payment Model is implemented later this year.
I’m seeing stars all right, and not in a good way, after recently reviewing a webinar on the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Five-Star Rating System changes.