Suicide prevention in the workplace: What employers need to know
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jun 19, 2018
As I prepared for this article, I realized that we don’t hear much in the industry news outlets about suicide among our staff members. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t happening.
Will music improve MDS 3.0 scores?
By
Dan Cohen, MSW
Jun 22, 2011
Using iPods to reconnect long-term care residents with their favorite music is a simple intervention with great upside potential and no side effects. They’re an inexpensive tool that can have a positive...
A quarter century of improving the health and quality of life of older adults
By
Susan Hickman, Ph.D.
Jan 23, 2023
The Indiana University Center for Aging Research at Regenstrief Institute, an international leader focused on improving the health and quality of life of older adults, is commemorating its 25th anniversary.
Why is it so easy to ignore Medicare improper payments?
By
Kristin Walter
Oct 28, 2015
Recovery auditors corrected more than $2.57 billion in improper payments for FY 2014 – representing 5% of the $46 billion in wasted taxpayer dollars the program lost in a comparable period to fraud,...
Are you finding PDPM dysphagia coding hard to swallow?
By
Renee Kinder
Oct 24, 2019
The new payment system has resulted in some creative MDS-related questions regarding the PDPM areas associated with swallow and diet.
In the FOG of CHAOS, some PRACTICAL things to do …
By
Martie Moore
Jan 14, 2022
How do you lead in the heavy fog of chaos? With the same skills and abilities you do when you are lost in the woods.
Future care: The caregiver gap epidemic
By
Matthew Gallardo
Oct 03, 2016
The future of healthcare and health insurance gets top billing from mass media as the primary crisis we need to contend with and resolve, especially in the U.S. But there is another epidemic looming that...
A home-for-the-holidays checklist for therapy patients
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Nov 19, 2013
Well, it’s that time of year already. Hectic schedules, extra weekend shifts and holiday planning. It’s also time for rehab to spend some extra time discussing holiday plans with their patients....
Honoring dietary choices
By
Renee Kinder
Feb 17, 2016
There is no one-size-fits-all solution to navigating difficult decisions related to PO diet intake.
Ambiguous terms lead to risk: The importance of IDDSI implementation
By
Faerella Boczko
Apr 18, 2022
The IDDSI (International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative) was recently founded with the goal of developing globally standardized terminology and definitions for texture-modified foods and liquids...