A fundamental shift is necessary in the way we view dementia and care provided for persons living with dementia. By any objective measure, the medical approach to dementia has been a monumental failure....
Focus on part-time assignments to improve SNF care consistency, researchers advise
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 21, 2022
Nursing homes that prioritize building schedules around part-time workers can significantly improve consistency of care by potentially reducing how many nursing assistants care for each resident.
Ending the year with some long-term care gifts and resolutions
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 20, 2022
When many are exchanging gifts and making New Year’s resolutions, I’ve come up with my wish list for key long-term care players and stakeholders.
Pharmacist wary of feds relaxing nursing home vaccination process
By
Joe Bush
Dec 20, 2022
While nursing home advocates like LeadingAge and the American Health Care Association lauded last week’s federal loosening of restrictions on facilities giving COVID-19 booster shots in order to increase...
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Time to get rid of the nurse-aide training prohibition, CMS!
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Dec 19, 2022
I’ve written a lot in the past few years about increased enforcement against nursing homes when it comes to health surveys by state departments of public health and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Researchers ID 7 ways senior care providers can recruit and retain older workers to ease shortages
By
Joe Bush
Dec 19, 2022
Attracting more older people to fill frontline senior care jobs is a potentially powerful way to alleviate labor shortages, say researchers writing Friday in the Harvard Business Review on Friday.
Sound advice for the year ahead – and beyond
By
John O'Connor
Dec 18, 2022
I’d like to share some undeniably sound advice for the year ahead, courtesy of others.
Survey: Many clinicians wary of using telehealth with older adults
By
John Roszkowski
Dec 16, 2022
Despite the growing use of telehealth across the United States, many doctors, nurses and other health providers remain reluctant to use it when dealing with medical issues affecting older adults.
An embarrassment of long-term care’s good role models
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 15, 2022
Doing well in long-term care is not easy. Regulators, families, financial challenges and simply the nature of the frail, vulnerable clientele will always make it so. That’s why when you find somebody...