No one could have predicted the challenges COVID-19 has brought to caregivers and the millions of older adults they serve. But the pandemic has exposed major and systemic issues in the older adult care...
In a death-phobic nation, long-term care embraces the ultimate privilege
By
Gary Tetz
Apr 21, 2022
Some in long-term care wake up thinking of pay cuts, business survival or reform. Me? I awoke this morning thinking about cremation.
Talevski ruling could send nursing home liability rates soaring
By
Randy Fearnow
Jaya White
Nov 16, 2022
If the Supreme Court leaves Talevski in tact, experts predict liability insurance will become significantly more expensive for publicly owned facilities in Indiana.
2016: Taking stock so far
Apr 15, 2016
We are playing a bigger role in helping shift the view from seniors requiring treatment of an illness to that of a life lived that is full of exercise, activities and whole-person wellness.
Use of the Incident Command System during infectious disease outbreaks
By
Stan Szpytek
Apr 17, 2020
Compliance with the Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers Final Rule indicates that skilled nursing facilities (SNF) along with other healthcare...
Using the right filters when looking through the lens of healthcare reform
By
Martie Moore
Mar 30, 2016
I looked upward and suddenly spotted an eagle soaring with outstretched wings. With sun streaming through his feathers, I was sure I would capture one of the best pictures I had ever taken. I didn’t.
A Medicaid conundrum
By
Stuart H. Shapiro, M.D.
Oct 03, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on health care reform brings to mind Apollo 13 astronaut John Swigert’s understated line: “Houston, we have a problem.”
Who benefits behind the scenes from high prescription drug prices?
By
Alan G. Rosenbloom
Oct 16, 2023
If there’s one thing most Americans still agree on, it’s that the ever-increasing cost of healthcare is simply unsustainable. And while there is plenty of blame to go around, one must look at who benefits...
Time to get rid of the nurse-aide training prohibition, CMS!
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Dec 19, 2022
I’ve written a lot in the past few years about increased enforcement against nursing homes when it comes to health surveys by state departments of public health and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
A new approach to pharmacy services
By
Richard Scardina
Jun 23, 2010
Because of healthcare reform and other developments, long-term care providers need to consider a new pharmacy approach—one that focuses on medication management as opposed to just dispensing pills.