Differentiation is key to a better future in long-term care
By
Thomas Hanzel
Jun 15, 2021
Taking stock of the industry coming out of the pandemic The pandemic has impacted us all. We were caught unaware and unprepared, some more than others – but we all had a level of suffering. However,...
The peculiar puzzle
By
Julie Thorson
Dec 09, 2020
As we are looking for things to do at home, we’ve returned to the “good ol’ days” of jigsaw puzzles. Of course, my husband and son made fun of me as I spent afternoons working on them only to have...
Something’s got to give…
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Dec 01, 2021
I read recently that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is back at it again. Instead of reasonably mandating surveyors be vaccinated, just as CMS has required nursing homes to be vaccinated,...
The season of invisible scars
By
Julie Thorson
Jul 20, 2022
Wanna make a bet? I’ll bet you most people couldn’t care less that we are still in a public health emergency. The field that is very aware of this extension, is without a doubt, long-term care. But...
The waiting is the hardest part
By
John O'Connor
May 03, 2021
Our ride on the pandemic Tilt-A-Whirl won’t last indefinitely but it’s not over yet.
Why invest in air purification for long-term care facilities?
By
Michelle Mendoza
Apr 15, 2021
COVID-19 vaccines will not completely eliminate the virus and make everything go back to normal right away. Instead, it is likely COVID-19 will be around for several years. Communities will have to live...
The coming crackdown: COVID-19 and beyond
By
Karen Christian
Matthew Hittle
Apr 21, 2021
For more than a year, America’s nursing homes have been besieged by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has tragically claimed the lives of more than 130,000 residents and 1,600 staff. While America’s nursing...
As COVID carnage may cool, expect the heat on nursing homes to rise
By
James M. Berklan
May 19, 2022
You can have big trouble at the doorstep and not be able to do anything about it if you’re not paying close enough attention.
No stopping them: Pandemics and misinformation don’t care about your borders
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 11, 2021
If diseases recognized borders, we might never have been in this mess.
Back to business as unusual
By
Jean Wendland Porter
May 30, 2023
On May 11, 2023, the Public Health Emergency ended in the United States. Obviously, the whole world is celebrating the diminished COVID-19 numbers and the drop in COVID-related deaths. But we’ve been...