Reach of AI, other tech will help SNFs reach seniors looking to avoid nursing homes: expert
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 03, 2023
The future will bring an ongoing tug away from skilled nursing, led by rising tech in senior living and home care, an expert warned Thursday.
Make the time to build trust
By
Julie Thorson
Mar 01, 2023
Based on a Gallup poll as referenced in Strengths Based Leadership, trust is one of the four needs people must have to truly appreciate and thrive in their workplace. In long-term care, like many fields,...
Improve memory care by prescribing meaning
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Feb 24, 2023
One of the most negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has been social isolation for older adult residents living in long-term care communities, especially those receiving memory care. An Altarum...
CMS says final hours requirement still undecided on looming staffing rule
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 23, 2023
Federal officials are still trying to determine just how many minutes or hours a day it takes for direct care staff to perform tasks key to nursing home quality, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
‘Creativity just isn’t enough’ to cover costs of care without more pay, alarmed nursing home leaders...
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Feb 21, 2023
Creative ideas to entice more workers to Iowa’s nursing homes will not solve the labor shortfall and wage issues unless lawmakers increase funding to match the cost of care, providers and advocates said.
It’s not easy being the designated villain
By
John O'Connor
Feb 20, 2023
Let’s face it, you have one mega-sized target on your back if you run a nursing home. One that people in most other fields never have to worry much about.
‘Unnecessary, irresponsible’ 3-day hospitalization rule must go, nursing home association tells Congress
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 17, 2023
a major aging services association is calling for an end to the 58-year-old rule requiring a three-day inpatient hospital stay as a precondition for Medicare coverage of a nursing home stay.
And the Oscar goes to … not this cockeyed production
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 16, 2023
I recently woke up in a fog to the middle of some movie where innocent villagers were being accused by the sheriff of crimes they were certain they hadn’t committed.
Is this job demeaning? That’s up for a judge to decide
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 15, 2023
An appellate judge in Illinois is in a position to right a very old wrong, to elevate the status of nursing home caregivers — and do so with legal authority.
Team spirit is for the birds
By
Foster Stubbs
Feb 15, 2023
The Philadelphia Eagles may not have won the Super Bowl but it certainly wasn’t due to a lack of support from their fans at Phoebe Allentown Healthcare Center. Before the big game on Sunday, Allentown...