Mary Tellis-Nayak often makes it a point to visit nursing homes in other countries when she and her husband, Vivian, travel. A 2012 trip to his hometown of Mangalore, India, was no different.
From volume to value: The conversation now applies to staffing
By
Steven Littlehale
Aug 21, 2015
It’s all you hear about in healthcare today: from Volume to Value. With the July 30 release of the PPS proposed rule, we see how this discussion now applies to staffing.
Reasons to consider using a marketing communications agency
By
Brenda Hurtado
Aug 21, 2015
Whether it’s an occupancy issue, a new competitor, an expansion project or raising awareness about a new development, an approach involving integrated communications is the most efficient and effective...
Spirituality in long-term care
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Aug 18, 2015
In the beginning of my long-term care career, I quickly recognized that in order to be of service in this environment, I needed to come to a spiritual understanding of how such nice people could be dealing...
Avoiding healthcare claims
By
Cheryl L. Coon
Aug 07, 2015
It never hurts to refresh your memory on the hot button areas and understand current enforcement trends.
Dr. El’s Shrinky LTC Fantasy
Aug 04, 2015
I hung up the phone with the managed care case reviewer. The patient in question was in her late 50s, with multiple sclerosis and other physical problems that had left her bed-bound. What else would need...
Jurutka named president of NIC
Aug 04, 2015
Brian Jurutka has been appointed as the president at National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Mosquitoes are active: What can you do?
By
Ron Harrison, Ph.D.
Jul 31, 2015
Some mosquitoes also carry a relatively new virus in the United States called chikungunya virus.
Nursing homes need infection prevention education
By
Jennifer Sanguinet and Cody Haag
Jul 31, 2015
Long-term care nurses and CNAs performed poorly in a study measuring their infection prefention knowledge. How can this be improved?
Shannon named CEO of Catheter Connections
Jul 29, 2015
Catheter Connections Inc. has appointed John P. Shannon as the chief executive officer and member of its board of directors.