Coming to terms with Software as a Service agreements for long-term care
By
Andrea Lee
Mar 12, 2018
Each of these key terms can present significant risks if not negotiated or, at a minimum, understood when dealing with a Software as a Service (SaaS) agreement. All providers should be aware.
The silver tsunami factor: Creating a disaster recovery plan for the impending healthcare devastation
By
Cynthia Morton
Therasa Bell
Mar 09, 2022
The urgency and devastation around the COVID-19 pandemic have supplanted the very real concerns about the coming “Silver Tsunami’s” impact on our nation’s healthcare and long-term care industries. ...
Impact of Section GG, ANAs and Social Risk Factors (SRFs) on PAC outcomes
By
Renee Kinder
Aug 18, 2022
Tuesday evening, I began the painful eye roll-inducing process of organizing and sorting school supplies for our official start today. Two high schoolers, two middle schoolers, and one lower schooler...
Good providers need more Medicaid help
By
Brendan Williams
Aug 20, 2018
In the face of many challenges, dedicated workers provide quality private facility care throughout the country.
Make a resolution to use email better
By
Sharon A. Johnson
Dec 29, 2017
Think about SBAR. Situation, background, assessment, recommendation. Apply it to email. In other words, think bullet points, not novels.
CCRC investment equality: Fugetaboutit for New York
By
Stephanie Chedid
Sep 03, 2014
Earning more than the cost of capital is not unreasonable and can generally be accomplished without taking extraordinary risks, but New York is hamstrung by investment restrictions. Investment returns...
Using technology to fuel innovative service to older adults
By
Denise Rabidoux
Jan 20, 2012
We are at a critical point in long-term care. The perfect storm is upon us: baby boomers hitting 65, the decline of the U.S. economy and housing market, increasing healthcare costs that demand we rethink...
Senior living organizations plan for a ‘C-change’
By
Diane R. Tanking
Dec 01, 2017
Experts in senior living know there is an impending leadership problem, if not a crisis. A wave of the industry’s top executives are set to retire and it’s uncertain from where the next generation...
A psychologist’s view of best-practice dementia care
By
Mitchell Gelber, Ed.D, PC
May 09, 2018
I propose medical, nursing and other healthcare professionals consider the following guidelines in providing appropriate care of people who suffer from dementia
From blame to education: Rethinking the nursing home survey process
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Nov 17, 2020
What if, instead of a system based on the notion that nursing homes should be punished for deliberately flouting the rules, the underlying belief was that facilities were trying to do their best?