Three strikes is good for baseball but bad for nursing homes
Even if you are not a baseball fan, you are probably familiar with the concept of three-strikes-and-you’re-out. There’s a certain elegance to the phrase, but it doesn’t belong in the...
Even if you are not a baseball fan, you are probably familiar with the concept of three-strikes-and-you’re-out. There’s a certain elegance to the phrase, but it doesn’t belong in the...
You’ve seen it happen more times than you can count: an older adult checks into the hospital with a serious illness, recovers at a rehabilitation center and is then discharged. A month later, that...
Researchers have concluded that workers are leaving the field in droves. The two main culprits: poor wages and dangerous work conditions.
Long-term care leaders often realize their team members are stressed, but they don’t know what to do to encourage them. This can lead to very bad situations.
Many care workers are skeptical of new technologies, and often rightly so. Based on my experiences working with organizations implementing EHRs and other healthcare systems, I have observed that the lack...
If a skilled nursing facility were an overall Five Star performer, you would think that it would provide the best care and have the fewest rehospitalizations, right?
Nichoel Richards has been named Managing Director for Gemino Healthcare Finance’s business development team.
It’s hard to sit on one’s hands when caregiving issues are in play. Yet, that’s exactly what I’d recommend with regard to at least one initiative aimed at lowering hospital readmissions.
How someone dies is a very important part of the culture of the long-term care organization. Odds are your community can improve its culture in this area.
Integrated Pest Management relies on chemical treatments only as a last result. If chemical treatments are needed, non-volatile and least toxic formulations are used only in precision targeted areas. This...