Shots gone bad: Residents at five facilities must get COVID-19 vaccine again after doses are stored wrong
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 04, 2021
Leaders at five Ohio long-term and residential care facilities are working with Walgreens and state officials to re-administer COVID-19 vaccines to residents following a storage error caused by the pharmacy...
Improve early illness recognition with two simple tools
By
Maryann R. Coletti
Shari Kist
Feb 01, 2021
Early illness recognition is central to managing resident condition change and reducing potentially avoidable hospitalizations. Every staff member, provider and family play a role in identifying when a...
Analysis: A New Year, a new chapter in COVID-19 struggle
By
Liza Berger
Feb 01, 2021
2021 offers opportunities to help long-term care better fight virus, transform itself.
Through the lens of fear: Partnering with families
By
Martie Moore
Jan 31, 2021
I remember sitting with her, holding her hand, telling her the same information over and over again. Finally, she lifted her head and said, I hear what you are saying. Within five minutes, she asked me...
Jodi Eyigor is finding her distinct voice
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 31, 2021
Jodi Eyigor, Director of Nursing Home Quality and Policy, LeadingAge
COVID-19 lawsuits: the ‘onslaught’ is coming, providers
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 29, 2021
I received my first speeding ticket on the way to see “Risky Business” at the theater when it first came out. Cruising over a hill on a country road after picking up a couple of friends, I never had...
Lawsuit challenges nursing home liability protections for non-COVID death
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 27, 2021
Survivors of a former North Carolina nursing home resident are suing the facility where she died in what could be a litmus test for the patchwork of liability protections granted to healthcare providers...
Skilled nursing’s ‘pain points’ persist, including 69% median occupancy
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 26, 2021
Occupancy continues to be a “pain point” for skilled nursing operators during the new year, according to the latest insights from CliftonLarsonAllen.
How COVID-19 unmasked ageism
By
Joel Landau
Jan 25, 2021
For every occasion, even a pandemic, there appears to be a hashtag. One used to describe the coronavirus was particularly vile, particularly cruel: #BoomerRemover. There is, tragically, some truth to it,...
After the great vaccine rally, LTC has another big concerted effort to look forward to
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 22, 2021
The world’s collective race to develop and distribute COVID-19 vaccines has been valuable in many ways.