With Gen Z and Millennial generations now making up 46% of the full-time U.S. workforce, it makes sense to pay attention to the workplace needs and expectations of these employees. While a lot has been...
PDPM: Two months in and where are we now?
By
Kristy Wikum
Matthew Mesibov
Dec 17, 2019
As an organization that embraced the Triple Aim several years ago, Centrex Rehab saw PDPM, which stands for Medicare’s new Patient Driven Payment Model, as a new reimbursement method in alignment with...
Tips to market your new modality
By
Kimmer O’Neill
Jan 27, 2017
You might not have gone to school for marketing, but if you get a new modality for your clinic, you’ll very quickly find yourself wearing a marketer’s hat. This is what happened to our team...
5 myths SNF admins should know
By
Tad Druart
May 06, 2019
There’s a great deal of conversation about the Patient Driven Payment Model and the role it plays in reimbursement and care delivery. But, while everyone is focused on conjecture and what-ifs, it’s...
Long-term care mandates top-tier tech
By
Michael Slovin
Sep 21, 2017
As technology services improve in mainstream society, it’s critical that long-term care providers ensure their residents aren’t left behind.
Skintegrity is all about putting it into action
By
Martie Moore
Apr 20, 2015
When I reflect back on my practice, skin health was not my highest priority. I focused on heart, lungs, kidneys and the vital organs. I missed asking different types of questions. I allowed myself to have...
Chicago leads list of rodent activity
By
Ron Harrison, Ph.D.
Dec 10, 2014
It only takes an opening the size of a quarter for a rat to squeeze inside, and a hole the size of a dime for a mouse.
Social prescribing – the new drug for feeling better
By
Angela Burton
Charles de Vilmorin
Jun 08, 2022
Social prescribing is intended to address an individual’s personal interests, hobbies or passions. Rather than your healthcare provider focusing on the physical or medical problem at hand, they’re...
Teaching Congress about stresses of PDPM, labor challenges and more
By
Shawn Scott
Jul 08, 2019
I recently joined nursing home and assisted living leaders from across the country to tell members of Congress what is needed. Here’s what we said.
Are you a people-focused manager?
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
Jul 01, 2016
Continuing our employee engagement series, this month we focus on the second attribute of an engaging culture: people-focused managers.