In praise of Roberta
Let’s make one thing perfectly clear. I’m not suggesting long-term care facilities are exactly like the Department of Motor Vehicles. They’re simply not equivalent, though I know many...
Do you pass the free-time test at work?
Now that summer is essentially over, can you say your employer is one of the better ones when it comes to vacation and warm-weather perks? More important, how do your choices rate? Many signs aren’t...
Leadership skills: Know yourself, know your employees, know your job
In the simplest sense, a successful leader is one that gets other people to do things, to do those things well, and to enjoy doing them.
Employee engagement: What story does the data tell leadership?
The first time I used the words “resilience” and “engagement” was with my leadership team at the time. I asked, “What can we do to advance engagement and help people to be...
Norris joins StoneGate
Angela Norris recently joined StoneGate Senior Living as its senior vice president of business development. She began in July.
Harvey response brings heartfelt tugs from all of LTC
Amid the massive amount of tragic news related to Hurricane Harvey, there also have been many ways long-term care stakeholders have risen to the challenge. The list includes providers as well as the volunteers...
Observation overload
OK, so any nurse reading this will probably relate, but we are so used to observing our patients/residents that we tend to “over observe” when not at work.
Something new to think about for flu season
Allow me to get ahead (slightly) of the deluge of news articles, press releases and conference sessions on influenza and vaccinations that are about to hit, with the results of a new study throwing a new...
Investigate health systems relationships at Sept. 26 webinar
In the move to value-based systems, care providers – acute and post-acute – are pushed to assume shared risk for the full episode of care.
RCS-1 is a complete rewrite of therapy reimbursement rules
With Resident Classification System, Version I (RCS-1), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is considering significant changes to the reimbursement model for therapy.
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