It’s time for us to scrap the old model of medicine and adopt what we’re calling “person-centered care,” which focuses on the whole person, and not just the disease.
Oak Trace reverses continuum
By
Michelle Hart-Carlson
Nov 07, 2014
Seniors who need extra assistance and move directly to a senior living community’s health center often don’t live independently again. But at Oak Trace, a continuing care retirement community...
5 tips for avoiding deficiencies
By
Susan LaGrange
Nov 05, 2014
Here are five quick tips to operationalize for the top five most frequently cited deficiencies nationwide. Facilities could choose one per day and revisit each week to focus on audits, discussion, education...
Fiscal Year 2015: Can you handle it?
By
Steven Littlehale
Oct 23, 2014
It’s that time of the year again! Do the shorter days have you thinking of colorful leaves, a harvest moon, ghouls and goblins on All Hallows’ Eve? Or were you a SNF provider waiting for the...
Intern gains life lessons on retirement living and memory support
By
Jessie Krebs
Oct 17, 2014
When I came to Baltimore-based Erickson Living to work as a public relations summer intern, I imagined I would enrich my PR experiences and skills, but I never dreamed I’d walk away with such a wealth...
Checking in for a new approach
By
Jennifer Tucker and Bill Thomas, M.D.
Oct 03, 2014
The modern way to think about providing care is that we are all in the experience business rather than the service business.
Readmission penalty categories inspire more analysis and opportunity
Aug 25, 2014
The Medicare stakes are about to get higher.
Back to school special
By
Michael McCann, MS
Aug 20, 2014
Whether its shopping discounts on school supplies, joining athletic teams, buying college dorm furniture, to helping children make the tough decisions such as picking between the Batman and Avengers backpack,...
Youth and seniors bond at Sedgebrook
By
Ryan Springer
Aug 06, 2014
Whether it’s exploring technology and using an iPad, or building a garden, both the residents at our CCRC and local students were enriched by projects that had them working together.
The heat is on: Reducing the dangers of hyperthermia for your residents
By
Martie Moore
Aug 04, 2014
He stumbled into the room, sweating and vomiting, and then he slipped to the floor. I was 8 years old and he was my brother.