While policy proposals could help to restrain the sweeping misuse and diversion of opioids, they must be tempered by the need to ensure safe and effective analgesia for those with pain associated with...
There are practical steps that can be taken that can help get past challenges of being perceived as not genuinely valuing your colleagues
I imagined nursing home chain executives wincing two days ago at the sight of yet another study apparently finding they’re doing a poor job.
Interior design firm CentraRuddy has named designer Ximena Rodriguez a partner.
It’s time again for the nearly annual “most imaginative reason to call-out” blog. What is the most imaginative call-out you have ever received by somebody wanting to take a day off work?...
Long-term care doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Every once in awhile, the issues you face in your facilities each day “leak” out of the healthcare realm and on to the pages of a major newspaper,...
Managed Long Term Care plans are private insurance companies that are paid a monthly premium by the Medicaid program to provide nursing home, assisted living and home care coverage to people who need long-term...
Post-acute care providers will learn strategies to successfully partner with other organizations to thrive in bundled payment and other risk-based models during a McKnight’s webinar May 17. The hour-long...
How are a SNF Length of Stay and discharge measurements related to cookies? Grab a glass a milk and let’s dive in.
If there is one universal zero-tolerance policy at most facilities, it is this: Don’t fail. Executives and others who don’t meet prescribed goals tend to be quickly shown the door. It’s...
