Robots might be coming to steal your nursing home’s lunch
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 15, 2019
It’s bad enough that nursing home leaders have to constantly look over their shoulders, worried about when government bureaucrats or managed care plans might going to take the next whack at their payments....
Ability to negotiate isn’t what’s holding back RNs
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 10, 2019
Research has shown that male nurses are still paid, on average, more than female nurses. Conventional wisdom why this is might not hold up.
From an alpaca to the Tooth Fairy, how providers are working to #BrightenUpLTC
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 08, 2019
We were expecting a splash of sunshine from the long-term care field, but we’ve received a tidal wave.
There must be better ways to save a bundle
By
John O'Connor
Jan 07, 2019
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about bundled payments. This new approach will usher in a new era of better healthcare at lower costs, its many advocates insist. Maybe or maybe not.
Medicaid innovation will come from private sector
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 03, 2019
Most providers seem to shrug at the concept of actual Medicaid reform, and federal regulators’ actions give them little reason to do anything but that.
A tail that gives year-round happiness
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 20, 2018
Cheers to Altercare in Adena, OH, for showing us all how it should be done when it comes to residents needing a boost.
What nursing homes can learn from a ‘troubling’ court decision on sexual consent
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 18, 2018
Navigating the nuances of nursing home resident sexual encounters has to be an extremely difficult proposition for administrators, and things just got a little thornier after a recent court ruling. The...
Four things skilled care operators better watch during 2019
By
John O'Connor
Dec 17, 2018
You know that big ol’ bullseye that always seems to be on your back? It’s about to get bigger.
Who will learn? Long-term care’s next great plan
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 12, 2018
Liable to get lost among today’s other exciting news, is a story that can make long-term care workforces better in every way. Don’t let it pass you by.
Sizing up a major skilled-care bankruptcy: Prelude or a comeuppance?
By
John O'Connor
Dec 10, 2018
When Senior Care Centers announced last week it would seek creditor protection, shockwaves quickly shot through the field. After all, this was no mom-and-pop operator.