I often hear a reluctance among executives to acknowledge how tough the lives of some of their employees are. In Mark McElwee’s case, however, he’s not only acknowledging, he’s doing...
Residents with cognitive impairment don’t feel pain
By
Steven Littlehale
May 19, 2017
Please, someone tell me why we are still challenged with identifying and treating pain in the elderly, particularly those with dementia.
ASCP forum offers next steps
By
Frank L. Grosso, RPh
Apr 04, 2016
Today there is a substantial body of literature on the changing long-term and post-acute care industries.
Readmission penalty categories inspire more analysis and opportunity
Aug 25, 2014
The Medicare stakes are about to get higher.
How to do it … Financing
Jan 02, 2013
Lenders today may be more open to lending capital than during the months following the nation’s 2008 economic collapse, but they’re also more scrutinizing. The times may be better than they...
This leader’s a team player
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 02, 2012
Convincing medical students to go into geriatrics is a tough sell, which Joseph Ouslander, M.D., knows better than anyone.
Facility’s fishing cart hooks international recognition
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 03, 2020
A senior community’s creative way to take residents on a fishing trip was recently honored on an international stage.
Meet Katie Jayne, Rising Star honoree
By
Mallory Hackett
Jul 08, 2019
Bishop Gadsden’s Katie Jayne started in 2005 as an assistant to the director of marketing at the South Carolina community. Through hard work, she’s advanced and was promoted last year to become the...
Two SNF employees, police chief among dead in nursing home shooting
By
May 15, 2017
Two Ohio nursing home employees and a police officer are dead following a shooting at the facility Friday morning.
The rule that rankles
By
Julie Williamson
Feb 01, 2011
The new Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR) rule could strain long-term care providers, but the new pay scheme is survivable, an association says