Many long-term care providers have become familiar with the ideas behind Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement — but what are the most effective ways to put those ideas into practice in a facility?
It’s likely most of us listen to the radio on our commute to work, with a mix of announcers blathering, the latest pop music, or public radio if we have the mental energy to focus on what smart people...
There is nothing greater than the reward of wisdom I have acquired through my experience as a nurse. In fact, the biggest reason I became a nurse was to have the opportunity to experience the world through...
I climbed onto a plane, my 8th flight in the last 9 days, huddled over my laptop getting ready to punch out a few hundred words about how technology can positively impact the lives of veterans living in...
It took a while, but the tentacles of a deadly fungal infection at a New Orleans children’s hospital might wind up affecting the other end of healthcare’s aging spectrum: nursing homes.
It’s Nurses Day — a day we celebrate all it means to be a nurse. This day gets me into deep thinking. Particularly about the core of a nurse and how sometimes — even if we don’t want it...
Robert W. Harrington, M.D., SFHM is the new chief medical officer at Reliant Post-Acute Care Solutions.
Allow me to share a little long-term care humor to brighten your day. Did you hear the one about the long-term care resident who kept unplugging her roommate’s ventilator?
Because of its chronic nature, MS patients sometimes need access to healthcare professionals beyond regular appointments. Those with mobility and disability issues may also find it challenging to get to...
What do you do when a resident crosses the threshold and your organization needs to address quality of death? We all know that there is a great emphasis, appropriately so, on a resident’s quality...
