Best practices to advance palliative care and hospice training
The goal of palliative care is to provide patients of all ages and in any stage of illness with relief from the pain and stress they’re experiencing.
Too late: Change is here for long-term care
If someone were to complain that long-term care has become a “same old, same old” scene, you might be inclined to agree. Staffing, reimbursement, over-regulation — they’re all ongoing...
Do you really want to be ‘average’?
A provider client once said to me, “I don’t understand all this ‘statistical gobbledygook.’ Tell me why I should care and how I can actually use this.” It was a valid request.
Forté appoints Edgar as account executive
Madison Edgar was named account executive for the public relations division of Forté Group, Inc., a Dallas agency that exclusively serves the senior care and senior living industry.
Aligning talent for Affordable Care Act compliance the focus of Aug. 13 webcast
The Affordable Care Act presents providers with many challenges, including some that aren’t being well met yet. A McKnight’s webcast on Aug. 13 will discuss the fundamentals needed — including...
Onward and upward — what’s motivating your job change?
After stealthily observing long-term care professionals in the wild for the past 15 years or so, I’ve come to see you as a perplexing and elusive study in contrasts. Perhaps you haven’t noticed...
Cleanliness is linked to care
With an estimated 70% of people who reach age 65 needing some form of long-term care service, senior living communities will find it increasingly important to learn about and develop solutions for the...
Think you’re having a weird day? Take a lesson from the pros
There are plenty of developments that can force you to reconsider the way you do business. Whether it’s merger/acquisition fallout, notable court rulings, additional regulatory guidance or legislation...
‘The Great Perhaps’ in LTC
In post-acute care, particularly the SNF future, it can be “Great” but there are so many “Perhaps” that the definition of what “Great” is going to be is unclear.
One simple way to improve the cash flow of your nursing home
One of the most common ways to improve the cash flow of a nursing home is to ask vendors for 30-day payment terms.
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