Are hard surface floors really greener?
While it cannot be denied that hard surface flooring is likely to last longer than carpeting, there are studies that question if it is actually easier and more cost effective to maintain. Carpeting may...
Is it any mystery why so many beds remain empty?
Ask skilled care or senior living operators about their biggest operational challenge, and the answer is almost always the same: keeping the place full. A new investigation of the way many operators deal...
Hardesty promoted at Remedi
Jennifer L. Hardesty, PharmD, FASCP, has been named the chief clinical officer at Remedi SeniorCare. She will be responsible for the “continued development and implementation of the clinical programs...
November 1: Will you be ready?
This year, it is the day after Halloween that might be scary. On November 1, prescribers, pharmacies and facilities in the long-term-care industry must cease the transmission of electronic medication orders...
The end of fee for service
The seeds that have flowered into the burgeoning of ACOs – groups of providers accepting the responsibility, and risk, for caring for the health of a designated patient population according to defined...
Playing hardball with recidivists or taking good nursing homes out of the game?
Even if you’re not a baseball fan, you’re probably familiar with the notion of three strikes and you’re out. If a lawmaker has his way, it’s an approach that might be soon get applied...
Froyo funding for long-term care
I have been blessed with an astute business mind, and am always on the lookout for new pricing models for long-term care. I know we’re in this profession for love, not money. But no margin, no mission,...
The upside of a long-term care journal
I thought writing in a journal to recap my day would be more trouble than it’s worth. That was before I went on a two-week vacation halfway around the world. But you don’t have to travel that...
Linen loss: the $840 million elephant in your rooms
Linen loss is widespread and expensive, costing the healthcare industry $840 million a year. Linen loss is a part of business for many, but it doesn’t have to be.
Looking at short stay assessments
In reviewing the MDS, there are several areas to check related to short stay requirements. First, is the Start of Therapy assessment checked in A0310C? If there is not a 5-day scheduled assessment or readmission/return...
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