Here it comes again! The Oct 1, 2012, federal regulatory changes will not only impact reimbursement but new reporting requirements also will multiply denials for skilled nursing providers across the country.
How to do it…Rehabilitation
Oct 01, 2011
The buoyancy, support and resistance of water offers one of the simplest healing environments. Water therapy can provide a fun yet beneficial way of helping residents maintain flexibility and mobility....
Nursing homes’ new mission: Fitting into accountable care organizations
By
Anthony Cirillo
Nov 03, 2010
To survive in the not-so-distant future, nursing homes will have to find a role within accountable care organizations.
5 ways to reduce late-pandemic staff burnout
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
May 11, 2021
Most residents and workers are vaccinated and COVID-19 rates in nursing homes have plummeted, so everything should be great, right? According to a recent article in StatNews, not quite. In “As the Covid-19...
Long-term care headed for a high-proof shot of reality?
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 20, 2020
I was taught long ago that liquor has a way of magnifying something that’s already there. A truly happy person will becomes extremely jocular and gregarious when drunk. On the other hand, an innately...
The nurse guilt Is unbearable
By
Steven Littlehale
May 04, 2020
Amid a deep bout of “nurse guilt,” I feel like I should be doing more.
CMS to release first race, outcomes data related to COVID-19 in May
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 21, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will release coronavirus data regarding race and ethnicity and outcomes in early May, according to Administrator Seema Verma.
Patrick Stapleton is still delivering, with care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 02, 2020
Patrick Stapleton, CEO, Sherrill House
Change Management isn’t so much about management nor change. It is about sustainability.
By
Martie Moore
May 19, 2019
As long-term care providers face many changing industry regulations, we have seen a growing number of them invest in new technology to improve their processes and get ahead of requirements.
GO forth: Program focuses on outcomes
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 07, 2019
SNFs are not resorts. But they can be more attractive to prospective clients.