Through the lens of fear: Partnering with families
By
Martie Moore
Jan 31, 2021
I remember sitting with her, holding her hand, telling her the same information over and over again. Finally, she lifted her head and said, I hear what you are saying. Within five minutes, she asked me...
After initial vaccine rollout, industry faces challenges
By
John Hall
Jan 31, 2021
Field confronts distribution problems along with attitudinal resistance related to COVID-19 vaccines
COVID-19 is fueling surge of data and reporting demands
By
John Hall
Jan 31, 2021
Recognition of the importance of infection control is the source of the new requirements, expectation
January/February FocusOn Briefs
Jan 31, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine priority populations vary by state, city; States should complete COVID-19 vaccinations of all LTC residents, workers by March, AHCA says; and AMDA’s new COVID-19 vaccine PowerPoint can...
Jodi Eyigor is finding her distinct voice
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 31, 2021
Jodi Eyigor, Director of Nursing Home Quality and Policy, LeadingAge
Hardest trial ahead for SNFs
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 01, 2020
Providers are now about halfway through what likely will be the most dangerous stage of the coronavirus crisis and must remain strictly vigilant, the former head of the Food and Drug Administration warned...
Time to write a ‘new playbook,’ Sloan says
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2020
Long-term care providers must take charge of their own future and become “catalysts of change” for a better life beyond the coronavirus public health crisis, LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith...
Nurse leaders: We need to be seen as ‘clinical experts’
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 01, 2020
While nurse leaders are humbled and utterly thankful for the “hero” recognition they’ve received amid the COVID-19 pandemic, they resoundingly would instead prefer to be viewed as “clinical experts”...
Hollywood channels nurses in docu-play
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 01, 2020
Hollywood stars used the words of real-life nurses coping with the pandemic in a virtual docu-play “That Kindness: Nurses in Their Own Words.”
Ask the nursing expert: Will CMS continue to conduct focused infection control surveys in 2021?
By
Amy Stewart
Dec 01, 2020
Will the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services continue to conduct Focus Infection Control Surveys in 2021? If so, what should we expect?