Our healthcare system has recently seen, and will continue to see, significant changes. There are particular implications for long-term care facilities but, overall, healthcare costs are increasing, the...
This smart pill is hard to swallow
By
Gary Tetz
Nov 30, 2017
Reading the disturbing news in McKnight’s about the ingestible digital antipsychotic pill that tracks patient data has me all befuddled. I wish I could swallow a pill that would tell me how to feel...
Busting 3 common myths associated with alcohol-based hand rub
By
Megan J. DiGiorgio
Apr 21, 2017
The truth is that ABHR are the most effective products for reducing the number of germs on hands.
Prepare for flooding as snow melt begins
By
Stan Szpytek
Apr 05, 2023
Run-off may adversely impact individual long-term care facilities, as well as the infrastructure of entire communities.
PDPM: Here’s what you really need to know
By
John O'Connor
Apr 15, 2019
The federal government is promoting its updated Medicare payment system as a change that will ensure two benefits. The first is better care. The second is reduced costs. Anyone who thinks those two goals...
We’re shocked, shocked that such prescribing could occur
By
John O'Connor
Feb 04, 2019
You mean to tell me that sometimes greed and lust take priority over the Hippocratic Oath? Say it ain’t so!
Four things skilled care operators better watch during 2019
By
John O'Connor
Dec 17, 2018
You know that big ol’ bullseye that always seems to be on your back? It’s about to get bigger.
Engage in SNF mythbusting
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Oct 19, 2018
We all know about the rumored, accepted and commonly used practices that relate to rehab in the skilled nursing Facility, but do we really know if they’re valid and supported by a regulation? Yes, speech...
Filling the continuum of care gap in the COVID-19 era
By
Mark Fritz
Oct 20, 2020
Since the pandemic began, one thing has become abundantly apparent: There is a gap in the continuum of care for our nation’s most vulnerable patients. All too often, medically complex patients...
Dear, sweet stubborn grandmother!
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Jul 09, 2012
I love my grandma dearly. She’s still going strong, living independently in a ranch-style house. But while her stubbornness may be the reason she lives such full and active lifestyle, it’s...