Legacy featured the works of 20 established and emerging senior artists from Long Beach, CA, and surrounding communities.
A bad surveyor workplace hurts providers
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 31, 2018
As difficult as your job may be — and I know there are many long days — it’s worthwhile to remind yourself it could always be worse. You could be a nursing home surveyor in Idaho.
Three things that won’t happen in long-term care during 2018
By
John O'Connor
Jan 08, 2018
Last week I offered three fearless predictions for the year ahead in long-term care. So without further ado, here are three predictions every long-term care operator can count on. As in, count on NOT to...
Nursing homes catching a break? What do you think?
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 05, 2018
When stuff hits the fan, it’s often all a matter of perspective. That’s the pickle nursing homes find themselves in today.
Make a resolution to use email better
By
Sharon A. Johnson
Dec 29, 2017
Think about SBAR. Situation, background, assessment, recommendation. Apply it to email. In other words, think bullet points, not novels.
As demand increases for granny cams, what should LTC facilities do?
By
Nancy Reynolds
Dec 20, 2017
The post-Hurricane Irma disaster at a Florida nursing home, where multiple residents died from heat-related problems when the electricity went out, prompted a last-minute legislative add-on — allowing...
Loophole allows low volume Medicare providers exemption from auditing
By
Kristin Walter
Dec 15, 2017
The current implementation of Medicare’s sliding scale ADR limit policy is preventing the recovery of improper payments and has afforded a significant portion of providers with immunity from billing...
Elf solves LTC staffing crisis
By
Gary Tetz
Dec 14, 2017
November 28 is ruined for me now. Thanks, CMS. For years, I’ve been celebrating it as the fateful day in 1443 when Albanian George Kastriotis Skanderbeg and his forces liberated Kruja in Middle Albania...
How can leaders engage employees? Lessons from “Field of Dreams”
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
Dec 13, 2017
Do you remember the movie Field of Dreams? I loved that movie! It had charm, mystery, sentimentality, and a real feel-good ending.
When will we ever get good press?
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Dec 12, 2017
You know, a lot of great stuff happens in the long-term and post-acute care setting. But nooooooo, no one ever wants to talk about the good stuff. One bad apple and the mainstream press go wild and we...