If you are a caregiver, you know how important it is to prevent falls. But when someone falls, I am on a mission to make sure he or she can get back up again.
Examining the issues of granny cameras in SNFS
By
Tim Ford
Jul 30, 2018
The news headlines are bringing a modern issue to the public regarding the operation of skilled nursing homes – and that issue is the pairing of social media and the use of video cameras, known in...
Making regulations great again
By
John O'Connor
Mar 18, 2019
If you are running a skilled care facility these days, it might not seem like Uncle Sam is easing up on the rules or penalties. But that is surely happening. And we have some bottom-line proof.
Triple threat: One day’s reports fuel chest-thumping, angst
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 25, 2012
Monday was a remarkable day, even by Washington spinmeister standards. In fact, we here at McKnight’s had to look two times — nay, three — to make sure we had seen correctly.
The big gap in your nursing home
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 27, 2013
There’s a tremendous lack of evidence-based research practices in nursing homes and much of what happens every day is based on belief rather than fact. We need to embrace research as a way to improve...
Bingo: The road to ruins or the road to riches?
By
Steven Littlehale
May 21, 2018
Grandma sure liked her bingo. She excelled at bingo and most card games. Even in games that seemed to involve no skill at all, Grandma almost always emerged the winner.
Transform your recruiting with the Waddling Goose Technique™
By
Gary Tetz
Jan 25, 2018
At the risk of shameless self-promotion, I’m quite sure I’ve just solved one of the great challenges facing long-term care providers — hiring the right frontline caregivers.
Sentenced to a nursing home
By
Gary Tetz
Apr 29, 2014
Here’s an innovative new way, and maybe the only one you haven’t already tried, to make sure more people visit your lonely nursing home residents. Sentence them to do it.
We need leaders (regardless of title) now more than ever
By
Julie Thorson
Apr 25, 2018
We need to recognize that leadership in our world must expand beyond formal titles. We work in a field where leadership is necessary 24 hours a day, not just the hours the offices are open.
Therapy is more than revenue and service
By
Kristy Wikum
May 22, 2013
How do skilled nursing facilities, clinics and hospitals think about therapy? Focusing on patient satisfaction and revenue is a good start, but it is not enough. As therapy continues to be scrutinized...