Overcoming the barriers to technology in long-term care
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 27, 2014
It’s no secret that long-term care has been behind the curve when it comes to technology adoption. We keep telling people to invest, and providers respond that there is no money. But it’s a...
Let’s hope this flu remedy goes viral
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 10, 2013
Some people might dream of owning a professional football or baseball team. Right now, I’m wishing I owned a nursing home. Then I could immediately fire all the people who deserved it.
Navigating older adults’ discomfort with telehealth in SNFs
By
Laura T. Moreines
Daniel David, Ph.D., R.N
Feb 22, 2023
Navigating older adults’ discomfort with telehealth in skilled nursing facilities has created certain challenges for healthcare providers and patients alike, but the opportunities for expanding access...
Proactive ways to prevent improper pharmaceutical disposal
By
Maricha Ellis
Jul 16, 2018
As the use of pharmaceuticals in long-term care facilities increases, so does the need for proper management of its waste. With the potential to cause harm for facilities, their residents and the environment,...
Improving quality in a volatile environment
By
Patricia Worth, RN
Mar 20, 2017
Value-based healthcare. Bundled payments. Higher acuity patients. All pose critical challenges to the nation’s long-term care industry. Organizations are more motivated than ever before to provide...
Delivering good customer service in long-term care
By
Melissa Estevez
Oct 05, 2015
Although you may associate rehabilitation with therapy and nursing, customer service is critical for a successful patient experience. Our customer service supervisor visits patients each day to proactively...
Are we focused on the right partnerships?
By
Prentice Lipsey
Oct 01, 2015
As long-term care operators, we are constantly jockeying to become preferred providers for tertiary hospital’s post acute care networks.
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.
Expanding telemedicine definitions
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 13, 2014
The quickest, and most dangerous, way to dismiss the concept of telemedicine in long-term care is to envision it as a physician or nurse sitting in front of a computer with an elderly resident on the other...
In love we trust
By
Gary Tetz
Mar 24, 2016
Selfless couples prove, beyond all reasonable doubt, that there’s still something alive on this planet that warrants our unreserved trust, intention and devotion.