Hunter appointed executive director
Valerie James Hunter has been named the executive director for the skilled nursing facility at The Peaks, a senior living community in Flagstaff, AZ.
Using the Internet to reduce depression
When I saw the headline “Internet use can help ward off depression among elderly,” I figured it was an article written by the owners of It’s Never 2 Late, Linked Senior or another vendor...
The human factor makes the hero
Ask anyone to describe a nurse’s attributes, and you will likely hear some rendition of the following: A nurse is intelligent, detail-oriented, dedicated, an astute multi-tasker, meticulous and thorough.
The value of attending national Open Door Forum calls
I often describe the monthly CMS Open Door Forum call as a monthly staff meeting; if you miss the meeting you better read the minutes to see what projects were assigned to you!
A jolt to long-term care best practices, amid the Ivy
This is going to sound terribly wrong on the face of it. There’s no way around it. It appears that the nation’s largest association of nursing home operators has just bought itself a whole...
Palliative possibilities: Therein lies the rub
When a patient is referred to therapy, and they are receiving hospice care, then therapy needs to seek permission from the hospice company to provide any treatment. Hospice is required to reimburse the...
Miller consults with Five Star
Five Star Quality Care, Inc. has joined forces with celebrity chef Brad Miller to create new dishes for residents.
Is ‘person-centered care coordinator’ the next must-have staff member?
Long-term care operators take note: You soon could fail residents, anger family members, increase survey deficiencies, drop Nursing Home Compare stars and lose money unless you hire a Coordinator of Coordinators.
Performance data helps providers in Georgia
As consumers grow more comfortable with using performance information to help select care providers for their loved ones, and regulators increasingly evaluate providers based on data, the move by Georgia...
Final rate notice signals continued pressure on Medicare Advantage payments
CMS recently finalized Medicare Advantage plan payment rates for Calendar Year 2015 and announced other changes to payment and program policies for MA and Part D plans. Although the announcement included...
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