Emergency preparedness is an evolving issue for long-term care providers. While a recent study by the Office of the Inspector General found that most nursing homes nationwide met federal requirements for...
Build it and they will stay: Creating job satisfaction for CNAs
By
Heidi Hendrix
Sep 09, 2019
Let’s be honest. The fundamental reason for a job or occupation is to provide financial income for ourselves and our families. This may answer the question, “Why do I have a job?” However,...
Making the case for wireless long-term care facilities
By
Mark Jarman
Feb 15, 2011
Today, wireless technologies have become the standard life-safety monitoring solution for assisted living, skilled nursing and the full spectrum of continuing care retirement communities (CCRC). A new,...
Care plans and discharge planning: Steps for success!
By
Lisa Thomson
May 29, 2013
Let’s take a look at the facility policies and procedures to determine that they include how the facility will ensure that the care plans are developed using resident individualized assessment information,...
Stolen valor: Trump administration takes credit for nursing homes’ efforts during pandemic
By
Sondra Norder
Jun 10, 2020
Over the Memorial Day weekend, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma penned an op-ed in Newsweek magazine titled “President Trump’s Early Action to Combat Coronavirus...
Tackling cardiovascular disease and morbidity
By
Cynthia M. Boyd, M.D., MPH, and Michael W. Rich, M.D., AGSF, FACC
Jun 17, 2015
For anyone whose career focuses on the long-term care of older adults, the place to be last month was National Harbor, MD, attending the information-rich American Geriatrics Society 2015 Annual Scientific...
Staffing shortages forcing closures… why does the government turn a blind eye?
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Aug 03, 2022
I would like to let you in on something: Survey enforcement against nursing homes across the country is on the rise. For the last few years, we have seen our post-acute care clients suffer a marked increase...
Truth Telling for True Transparency: Why does it matter to your organization?
By
Martie Moore
Jan 22, 2020
You need to read this for at least one very solid reason: The need for transparency in caregiving will not diminish, nor will the demand decline from families for answers and partnership.
Ambiguous terms lead to risk: The importance of IDDSI implementation
By
Faerella Boczko
Apr 18, 2022
The IDDSI (International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative) was recently founded with the goal of developing globally standardized terminology and definitions for texture-modified foods and liquids...
What is your vision for PACE expansion and innovation?
By
Jade Gong
Jan 30, 2017
In the final days of the Obama administration, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services provided a parting gift to the PACE community by issuing a Request for Information seeking stakeholder input on...