A solution should have strong reporting and records retention within its platform to ensure compliant contact management over time.
The hidden male: Challenges for men entering and living in a retirement community
By
Michael McCann, MS
Shawn Kafader, Jeff Rose and Dean Dellaria
Nov 20, 2013
Many of the men that we currently work with in our retirement communities are pioneers forging new territory. Men of past generations either did not live long enough, could not afford, or did not embrace...
Volunteer has his ducks in a row
By
Mary Gustafson
Jun 28, 2012
Despite challenges, mailman Steve Score has found winged victory at Ecumen Emmanuel Community in Minnesota.
Talking dual eligibles, MedPAC with a Harvard long-term care guru
By
Marty Stempniak
Jun 22, 2018
We all have something that we’ll admit to getting a little geeky about.
New ATRA cut to Medicare Part B Therapy Payments latest destabilizing blow to spector
By
Alan G. Rosenbloom
Feb 13, 2013
With $9 billion in Budget Relief Act sequester cuts to the U.S. skilled nursing facility (SNF) sector now just weeks away following the latest cut of at least $600 million in Medicare Part B therapy payments...
Can your building prevent falls?
By
Michael Hass
Jul 07, 2016
As a development, design, and construction professional, I have a generous and healthy respect for the fact that the buildings we build are entirely secondary to the care provided inside them.
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...
Skilled care operators feeling the pinch. Or should we say, pinches?
By
John O'Connor
Jul 02, 2018
“This is going to be the wave of the future.” If you happen to be a long-term care operator looking for words to live by, the above sentence is a pretty good choice.
A potential lawsuit in every worker’s pockets?
By
John O'Connor
Jan 25, 2016
Here’s a pop quiz: Guess which camera now takes the most photos? If you chose Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Olympus or Sony, try again.
Putting a stop to employee injury
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 14, 2013
I’d like to propose a suggestion for a fun party trick. Ask those around you which profession was more dangerous in terms of injuries in 2012: Mining, forestry and logging, or working in a nursing...