Dementia diagnosis on inpatient Medicare claims linked to lower mortality and ICU stays
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 22, 2021
Undocumented dementia in nursing home residents who are transferred to acute care is linked to adverse outcomes, a new study finds. The good news is that acute care clinicians may now be recognizing dementia...
Nursing home wins ‘retaliation’ court victory
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 09, 2013
A Texas nursing home has triumphed in a lawsuit that claimed it had retaliated against a facility resident when family members complained about her care.
Alzheimer’s caregiving: The new normal
By
Allan S. Vann, Ed.D
May 19, 2014
I dealt first with my wife’s Alzheimer’s as a 24/7 caregiver at home, and now as a part-time caregiver and full-time advocate since her placement in the dementia wing of an assisted living...
Murder, they spoke
By
Gary Tetz
Jul 25, 2019
Like a real-crime podcast about murder. That’s the way we need to tell the story of our long-term care staffing or funding woes if we want anyone to actually pay attention.
Collective Medical announces Consulate partnership
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 29, 2019
Collective Medical has announced a partnership with Consulate Health Care to improve care transitions across 140 of Consulate’s facilities.
Part D starts more smoothly in second year
By
Haymarket Media
Jan 08, 2007
The start of the Medicare prescription drug program in its second year has shaped up to be better than the kick-off last year, federal health officials and representatives of seniors and pharmacists said.
How to have each other’s backs
By
Jennifer Jasper
Jul 02, 2012
When you become a nursing home administrator, you have to earn your staff’s respect. Whether it’s by walking the floors, or handling a hurricane, administrators have to be prepared for whatever...
Stained glass beauty extends 14 miles
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 01, 2022
Salvaged stained glass windows from a now-closed nursing home have helped transform another facility’s chapel — 14 miles away.
The Big Picture–Dealing with smoke and mirrors
By
John O'Connor
May 09, 2005
I grew up in a house full of ashtrays.
There was always one on the dining room table. There were more in almost every room. You could even find a couple on the front porch. Five or six more were usually...
What would Jack Bauer do?
By
Anthony Cirillo
Mar 06, 2013
In the now-infamous case of an independent living facility’s policy on CPR, the simple perception is that a woman was dying and needed CPR. Sound and prudent judgment would have been to perform it,...