Fiscal 2023 ICD-10 updates: Understanding new dementia coding
By
Renee Kinder
Oct 13, 2022
We have long awaited greater specificity in coding for the persons we serve daily with dementia and now we finally have the opportunity to code specifically tied to severity.
Silo-busting
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Nov 07, 2017
There are benefits to breaking down silos between public and private aging services.
Making resident-centered care a priority
By
Sharon Belovarac, Jana Scavona and Steven Walkingstick
Sep 02, 2015
When Asbury Communities Inc., began its journey with Planetree it was not without a few questions. In our healthcare centers, where this culture-change journey would have its greatest presence, we wondered...
The incredible shrinking brain
By
Gary Tetz
May 28, 2020
For those of you seeking a different coping path through this pandemic, might I suggest walking, gardening, swimming or dancing. I say this because a new preliminary study suggests that people who do those...
In praise of paradoxes
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 14, 2015
I have conflicting feelings about my long-term love for Miss America. There’s love and then there’s, well, not love. But not for the reasons you might imagine.
Now available: Robot for pet therapy
By
Liza Berger
Jun 24, 2010
He is a sweet furry creature named Paro, and, yes, he’s a robot. So what’s the problem?
Playground powerbrokers
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 02, 2010
As a kid, you never wanted to tick off a certain smart-aleck guy from the neighborhood at game time. Not because he was a great player. The truth is he was only average in most sports. But because his...
Flynt promoted to director of convention and brand experience
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 07, 2023
LeadingAge Florida has promoted Magdalen Flynt to director of convention and brand experience.
Newberry-Ferguson named CEO of Village at Manor Park
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 02, 2020
Linda Newberry-Ferguson, former CEO of the Rehabilitation of Hospital of Wisconsin, has been named president and CEO of Village Manor Park Healthcare & Community Living in West Allis, WI. Newberry-Ferguson...
Benefits of an automated human resources tool the focus of McKnight’s free webcast
May 17, 2011
Human resources functions can be some of the most challenging areas to administer in a long-term care facility, but some operators have found a high-quality solution. An automated HRMS solution is their...