Four things skilled care operators better watch during 2019
You know that big ol’ bullseye that always seems to be on your back? It’s about to get bigger.
Healthcare to remain dominant issue in 2019
There is a way Democrats could capitalize upon the enthusiasm of many in their base for “Medicare for All.” They could join together with Republicans and make Medicare responsible for what so many...
Cognitive Function: Getting it right under PDPM
Accurate measurement of cognitive-based functioning is an essential area within the forthcoming Patient-Driven Payment Model. Getting it right requires us to consider impacts of the environment, medical...
The LTC nurse’s dilemma: Hide OR seek?
Working in long-term care is hard, very hard. You can “hide” from realities and then do something reactively, or you can … do the right things first.
Women of Distinction lead the way
It may be premature to hope that 2019 is long-term care’s overdue Year of the Woman, but two events give me hope.
Microtransit: The solution for Medicaid NEMT
Transportation innovations create a new sense of trust for any industry and can have an especially significant impact on NEMT needs.
Bruce-Rivera, RN, hired as director of Peabody Club
Sabrina Bruce-Rivera, RN, has been hired as director of The Peabody Club at Integrace Copper Ridge, Sykesville, MD.
Who will learn? Long-term care’s next great plan
Liable to get lost among today’s other exciting news, is a story that can make long-term care workforces better in every way. Don’t let it pass you by.
PDPM: Make or break?
Celebrate the demise of RCS-1. It is widely accepted that RCS-1 would have been the downfall of the SNF, would leave our seniors sicker, shorten their lives, and provide an unmanageable system for payment.
Do not harm – The ethics of hand hygiene
Engaging in an ethical dialogue has to be done with authentic intent by leaders.
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