What’s a nursing home operator to do? Make adjustments!
By
John O'Connor
Mar 26, 2018
Operators who can make some adjustments and ride out the current regulatory and operating storm might not just survive, but thrive.
Developing a qualified nurse assistant workforce using technology
By
John Reinhart
Nov 28, 2017
As the population continues to age with an extended life expectancy, embracing innovative models ensures we all can experience both quality care and quality lives.
You know what’s coming in 2021 — or do you?
By
John O'Connor
Jan 03, 2021
Let me spare you a lot of unnecessary reading and worry, while offering some advice about the road ahead.
It’s time for full transparency
By
Michael Wasserman
Jan 13, 2021
I threw down the gauntlet for the nursing home industry to focus on clinical care two years ago. I warned that in the spring of 2020, providers would “start to hurt because the cost of caring...
New IP video surveillance systems offer flexibility
By
Michael Chotiner
Jul 15, 2015
Video surveillance has long been a key component of security systems in long-term care facilities. Typically, security cameras are placed in:
Cameras in nursing homes? Better get used to them
By
John O'Connor
Apr 26, 2013
Street cameras played a major role in identifying the two brothers who allegedly bombed the Boston Marathon. In the wake of this helpful development, public support is growing for expanded use of cameras...
Take a look at PDPM through the patient’s eyes
By
Andrea Gele
Oct 07, 2019
Now that we are past last week’s transition to the Patient-Driven Payment Model, providers should stay focused on providing good quality care, in the right setting, with the right method, at the...
Why don’t they accept your job offers? It’s often a close call
By
John O'Connor
Jun 30, 2019
When unemployment rates are at a 50-year low and the economy is roaring, it’s a game changer. And not in a good way.
The truth behind long-term care insurance
By
Brendan Williams
Jul 06, 2018
For some, long-term care insurance has long been viewed, despite all evidence to the contrary, as a nostrum to fix what ails long-term care.
A concept worth exploring: using clinical data to develop a marketing campaign
By
Steven Littlehale
Jun 24, 2009
Information is readily available, so why not use it to your advantage? Developing a marketing strategy based on clinical evidence from your skilled nursing facility could prove invaluable in attracting...