Illinois nursing home settlement could have major impact
By
Liza Berger
Mar 19, 2010
A recent legal settlement regarding mentally ill nursing home residents in Illinois has the potential to transform the state’s long-term system. It also likely will have a ripple effect on the field...
This grand long-term care gesture is for the Birds
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 13, 2023
Conspiracy theories were flying and curiosity reigned among social media posters in and around Baltimore this week. But then the truth came out: Once again, something was a long-term care company’s fault.
Do your patients have ‘a right to fall’?
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2022
It doesn’t take a professional caregiver to tell you that the thought of an older, frail person falling is the stuff of nightmares.
En route to recovery
By
Brett Bakshis
May 01, 2008
Rehab Road is the jewel of an Ohio facility’s progressive therapy environment that helps prepare residents for their trip back home.
SNFs have made great strides in preventing, treating COVID, docs say
By
Joe Bush
Oct 14, 2022
Nursing facilities are now highly skilled at preventing COVID-19 illness and staving off serious outcomes, said doctors in a panel discussion this week. But pandemic challenges linger.
54 percent increase in low-care nursing home residents presents opportunity for assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 17, 2022
The percentage of nursing home residents who require no physical assistance in bed mobility and activities of daily living is increasing, according to a new report.
The new LTC superheroes: non-retirees
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 16, 2022
My middle child, not yet old enough for middle school, recently asked me when I planned to retire. Me of no gray hair, of the too-small 401K, of exciting career accomplishments yet to be achieved! For...
How to build a successful rehab program
By
Christopher M. Bird
Mar 25, 2010
There are 10 essential steps to developing a top-notch rehabilitation program. Hiring quality people, developing specialized rehab programs and keeping your customers happy are a few.
Report rips EMTs in $100 million lawsuit who misstated law to avoid entering COVID facility to help cardiac...
By
Joe Bush
Nov 08, 2022
Firefighters who refused to enter a nursing home over COVID-19 concerns while a cardiac arrest victim was stricken inside drew fierce criticism from a city-commissioned report.
9 things NOT to expect in a nursing home
By
Esther Heerema, MSW
Dec 17, 2014
Family members need to know what to expect when their loved one enters a nursing home: Falls may happen, medications may change, and a private room may not be an option.