The history of long-term care is best understood as a tension between public and private financing. Over and over again, the private sector has intervened to fix or improve unfortunate conditions created...
Keep the politics out? No chance
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 23, 2020
Don’t ever say politics doesn’t belong in stories that pertain to your job or business. To not consider their impact would be derelict.
More long-term care operators feel pulled away from their day jobs
By
John O'Connor
Oct 10, 2014
There is no denying that change is in the air. And I’m not just referring to yesterday’s agreement that makes Kindred one of the nation’s largest providers of post-acute and home care...
The impact of MDS 3.0 on long-term care software systems
By
John LoConte
Sep 24, 2009
Several long-term care facilities will have to change their software to accommodate the upcoming MDS 3.0. Finding a “match” in regards to software and developer are essential.
The underappreciated bartenders of long-term care
By
Gary Tetz
Mar 21, 2024
Before you think poorly of me, let me explain. I was in the bar that afternoon only because I had heard such great things about the nachos. Not buying it? How about this: I was conducting an in-person...
Taking control back
By
Matt Salmon
Oct 19, 2021
I think it’s important that we recognize the impact COVID has had on our staff — and in some cases, recognize the damage it has done. Our staff are experiencing dissatisfaction and disconnection at...
Wooing a mix of workers to manage senior living shifts
By
Michelle Clark
Oct 17, 2018
The senior living sector is facing the inevitability of massive changes in its business model. A big part of providers’ ability to successfully meet the challenge will hinge on how well they are able...
PDPM and the tug of irrational exuberance
By
John O'Connor
Nov 24, 2019
By most accounts, providers seem generally happy with the new Medicare system for classifying residents and payments.
Things I Think: Champions of change
By
Gary Tetz
Nov 02, 2018
In long-term care, massive change is always afoot. Whatever was true 20 minutes ago isn’t anymore, and the new normal will be an unrecognizable stranger by nightfall. But there’s one thing that hasn’t...
Preparing nurses to respond to disaster — including some you’ve never thought of
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jun 16, 2015
Nurses are trained in so many ways to prepare for disasters. But there are some “disasters” we haven’t planned for. Take, for instance, when the registered dietician decides to create...