Privacy and security in long-term care
Protecting your resident’s health information is becoming increasingly more urgent.
From ‘Mean Girls’ and bingo bans to inclusion
Are the people who run certain retirement communities unfeeling monsters with no concern for the well-being of residents? I don’t think so. I think they are just like me, and many others who manage...
A time for providers to savor the good
It’s true that there is danger in not stopping to smell the roses. Yet, in long-term care, it’s understandable if you do just that, given how many hassles are tossed your way.
Pomeranz named LiveOn NY board president
David V. Pomeranz, chief operating officer of the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, has been elected president of the Board of Directors of LiveOn NY, formerly known as the Council of Senior Centers and Services.
LTC Evangelism 101
Do you ever try to attract “talent” to your work environment? Sometimes I’m surprised we recruit at all. I know most people fall in love once they get there, but the getting there is...
Using outdoor LED signs to promote community
Identification and directional assistance are two purposes for signage that have been improved upon and upgraded in the new age of LED-based digital signage. Long-term care facilities can benefit from...
Lessons from increasing medical claims
As more staff become active in reporting work-related injuries, medical claim costs can hurt company’s bottom line.
Don’t want to be replaced by a robot? Then you’d better read this
We’re hearing more about technology’s growing role in the long-term care field. And to be sure, there are many positive things to be said about the shift. The bad news is that your job as a...
F-Tag revisions: Have you prepared?
CMS updated survey guidance and interpretive guidance for 20 F-Tags that went into effect Nov. 26, 2014. Are SNF leaders paying attention?
Bingo, mean girls and being inclusive
Two incidents featured recently in the New York Times have provoked thought about inclusion in long-term care settings. Both are seriously depressing when we consider how much our industry promotes the...
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