Recent research suggests nursing home leaders, especially those who hire workers, may need to think more deeply about how whistleblower lawsuits come about.
A story to promote empathy in dementia care
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 22, 2013
Earlier this month, I was excited to learn that one of my favorite writers, Alice Munro, had been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature. To mark the honor, The New Yorker republished one...
Remember to breathe
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Mar 14, 2017
In order to better face whatever is ahead — and to avoid causing panic in those around us — we can make an effort to be serene and centered. Below are some tried and true calming techniques to help...
Future leaders give the “Silent Generation” a voice in Washington
By
Bill Turenne
Nov 20, 2017
The political squabbles in Washington have many providers and support businesses on edge and wondering about the future of healthcare and our industry.
Facilities have opportunity to improve operations and re-think patient care
By
Imran Javaid
Oct 18, 2013
Long-term care facilities are facing new pressures as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. As part of the shift to integrated care, reimbursements will be linked to patient outcomes...
Guess who’s asking whether to discontinue skilled care?
By
John O'Connor
Oct 24, 2014
The audience member had a question that in previous years would have been found at the corner of Blasphemy and Crazytalk. She wanted to know whether it would be advisable to drop skilled care from her...
Improving health and the bottom line with ASP
By
Christopher Mangione, R.Ph.
Aug 24, 2015
While antibiotics play an important role in improving patient health, some drugs are unnecessarily or inappropriately prescribed and we are seeing an increase in antibiotic resistance in the treatment...
Musings of a gay nursing home resident
By
Danny Ventrelli
Jun 07, 2019
I am a 70-year-old openly gay male who has been living at Central Island Healthcare in Plainview, NY for five years now. As we move through June, which is Gay Pride Month, I was hoping to share my personal...
Clinical and financial ramifications of undiagnosed depression in SNFs
By
Robert W. Figlerski, Ph.D.
Jun 02, 2017
If I were to tell you that a virus was spreading throughout the world and more than 300 million people were infected — roughly the population of the United States — you would probably be alarmed.
We all have stories
By
Mary Gustafson
Jan 05, 2012
I recently stumbled on one of the most captivating obituaries I’ve ever read. It chronicled the life of a woman named Lana Peters, who died in a Wisconsin nursing home. The reason her death made...