When I graduated from college and began interviewing for my first “real” job 15 years ago, my father urged me to find out if health insurance would be among the benefits. I landed a position at a newspaper,...
Does the Quality Assurance Privilege even exist after CMS’ new guidelines?
By
Alan C. Horowitz, Esq., RN
Feb 13, 2019
Anyone who has not yet read the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ recent guidelines for surveyors may be in for an unpleasant surprise.
You make your own luck in this business
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 13, 2019
I think one of the saddest living-under-a-permanent-raincloud stories of recent years is the one about the long-term care administrator who tried to work at the beach but get sand in his keyboard and ruined...
Therapy documentation: What to know
By
Kristy Wikum
Matthew Mesibov
Feb 04, 2019
Did you know that some of the earliest “medical records” date all the way back to around 1600 BC? Those of us who have either been around long enough or know our history recognize that healthcare providers...
Cultural sensitivity speeds up recovery
By
Jane Danner
Feb 04, 2019
Lovers have long insisted that home is where the heart is. It also may be where the health is. The international journal Building Research and Information published a meta-study in January 2018 examining...
Remember when: Reminiscence Therapy
By
Renee Kinder
Jan 31, 2019
All we have left, Mrs. Kinder, is a brand new Mercedes … We will have to upgrade your rental car this week for free. Is that going to be OK? I laugh out loud and respond, “Of course that is all you...
CMS chief deserves credit
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 31, 2019
Seema Verma is not messing around. This week the CMS chief deftly walked a fine line between promoting the administration priority of easing regulations while also making clear her agency has no interesting...
What science can do for seniors
By
Gloria Hoffner
Jan 30, 2019
At 1:45 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month, Judy, age 97, is on the move winding her way through her community heading to her favorite activity, Science for Seniors. “I never miss,” Judy,...
Self-care, team-care and an empty well
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jan 29, 2019
While it’s tempting for organizations to meet staffing needs with someone who always says yes, good managers recognize that such requests can push employees to the brink.
Finding compassion in LTC
By
Herb Hildebrandt, Ph.D, Hl.D.
Jan 28, 2019
Since the dawn of man there has been a concern for others in stressed circumstances.