Under the new proposed rules, if you don’t start upon admission you’re already at risk for non-compliance.
Recruiters: Friends or foes?
By
Leslee Lacey
Nov 04, 2015
Recruiters are required to be very clear and honest about the requirements and benefits for the available position.
Robinson joins Deerfield
Oct 30, 2015
Deerfield Retirement Community in Iowa has hired James Robinson as its executive director.
Starr promoted at LaSalle Group
Oct 30, 2015
The LaSalle Group Inc. promoted David Starr to senior vice president and general counsel. Starr became the company’s vice president and General Counsel in 2014.
Cute is as cute does
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 30, 2015
As the leading long-term care professional publication, we know ahead of time that certain columns will provoke conversation and comments. But responses to a column this week about not calling residents...
Understanding mild dementia
By
Renee Kinder
Oct 23, 2015
Providing care to individuals with dementia can be a daunting, yet rewarding experience for caregivers in long term care communities.
CMS sneaks a trick in with its treats
By
Steven Littlehale
Oct 21, 2015
With so many regulatory changes kicking in on Oct. 1, it’s no wonder providers were likely too distracted to notice the latest “trick” by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Nurses, help your patients by helping yourselves
By
Marla J. Weston, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Martie Moore, RN, MAOM, CPHQ
Oct 19, 2015
Ask a nurse how she consoles patients with difficult diagnoses, stabilizes a critical patient or quickly saves a life. Nurses do these things masterfully, and often. But ask a nurse how she takes care...
Hospital readmissions: A revolving door to close
By
Ron Greeno, M.D, FCCP, MHM
Oct 15, 2015
Patients returning to the hospital from post-acute care facilities — including skilled nursing facilities, long-term care, nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities — is a long-standing issue in...
‘The Adventures of The Geropsychologist’!
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Oct 13, 2015
There have been thousands of movies and TV shows about the exciting work of cops, lawyers, and hospitals, but long-term care? Fuhgeddaboutit! Until now.