Memorial Day weekend usually ushers in a feeling of lightness, but I’m weighed down by uncertainty this year. Will it be a summer of discontent?
COVID-19 fact finding
By
Liza Berger
Jul 08, 2020
Several months after the first outbreak in a nursing home near Seattle, we have finally gotten our arms around some indisputable facts regarding this virus,
Hardwiring the invisible: Culture is a choice
By
David Baumgartner
Sep 12, 2016
At Signature we have been on a long term project helping leaders to learn to recognize actions that support and/or conflict the Sacred Six.
Planning for drug shortages in LTC
By
Troy Hilsenroth
Jan 27, 2014
Regional, national and local drug shortages are constantly changing. One month there may be a severe shortage of one item, while the next month healthcare providers have access to a steady supply. This...
I saw the signs, and you should too
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 23, 2019
Boy, take your first vacation in five years and you see some interesting signs along the way.
The importance of home health data to SNF administrators
By
James M. Spencer
Oct 23, 2017
The key here is not only to understand outcomes of residents once they are discharged from the SNF, but also to leverage the information for talking points with hospitals when seeking preferred provider...
In long-term care, success can be bad for business
By
John O'Connor
Oct 20, 2014
To get an idea of why different fiscal rules seem to apply to the long-term care sector, look no further than Netflix.
The future of restorative
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Jun 11, 2019
For those who are considering how to manage therapy in four months when they’re no longer using therapy as the primary revenue-producer, how about utilizing the therapy staff more for training restorative?
An easy and inexpensive way to create a home environment
By
Joe Davis
Jan 17, 2018
The decision to transition a family member into long-term care is never an easy one. It should be no surprise that one of the most important considerations is whether or not the residence matches the comforts...
Monitoring quality of care for contracted services
By
Betty Norman
Jul 26, 2017
Regulatory and accrediting agencies such as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and The Joint Commission expect healthcare organizations to monitor the activities of their external contractors to...