More tales from the brighter side of long-term care
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 26, 2019
It’s been a few months now since we first launched our #BrightenUpLTC campaign, hoping to shine a light on the positive occurrences that are happening in nursing homes across the country.
Combatting UTIs with juice and good labs
Jun 19, 2014
Here’s the good news: A juice may reduce the incidences of urinary tract infections in nursing home residents by up to 50%. That has huge implications for a problem that plagues seniors, not to mention...
Thinking like a hospital
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 21, 2013
A provider conference session this week was called “Using War Games to Cope in Uncertain Times.” Its subtitle could have been “Act Like a Long-Term Care Organization, Think Like a Hospital.”
Amid swine flu fears, hand washing is imperative
By
Liza Berger
Apr 27, 2009
This seems to be the season of animal-related nuisances—mice, cockroaches, and now the dreaded swine flu. Of course, you can take precautions against the first two (click here to see our latest Guest...
Catching payroll bandits
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 01, 2015
The big news last week wasn’t that two women were charged with stealing $144,000 from a nursing home in Pennsylvania. It was that their alleged scam lasted for three years.
Reducing antipsychotics one resident at a time
By
John O'Connor
Dec 02, 2013
Like many bad habits, the overuse of antipsychotics is not going down without a fight. Still, there are reasons for long-term optimism.
CNA from New York nursing home dies in Haiti earthquake
By
Liza Berger
Feb 17, 2010
The horror in Haiti has struck home for Port Chester Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre. Certified nursing assistant Marie Rosela Anacreon died during the earthquake. She had been visiting her mother in...
The nursing home doctor is in
By
Haymarket Media
Oct 02, 2008
Understanding the role of a nursing home medical director is difficult by any measure. Even the American Medical Directors Association has been trying to redefine the role recently. Perhaps that’s what...
Former CMS head has new job: keeping Obamacare alive
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 25, 2017
Former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services leader Andy Slavitt burst out of the back room to state his intention to keep Obamacare alive. Bold words from a man not particularly known for bold actions.
A reel problem for seniors
By
Sep 20, 2016
Hollywood has a long way to go before it accurately reflects the diversity of the people who pay money to see its films.
Take, for example, seniors. Research from the University of Southern California...