What’s needed in emergency preparedness
Emergency preparedness is an evolving issue for long-term care providers. While a recent study by the Office of the Inspector General found that most nursing homes nationwide met federal requirements for...
Medicaid hypocrisy 2.0, or the art of not giving credit where it’s due
Hypocrisy, thy name is Republican governor taking more Medicaid funding.
The Sasha Experience
It’s been a rough day for good customer service, and since you live and work in a profession dependent upon it, I’m sharing these still raw and painful experiences because I believe they’ll...
How to handle sexual assault allegations in long-term care
In the most comfortable of circumstances, it can be difficult to discuss sexual assault. Mention it as an issue in long-term care, and even seasoned administrators wince.
Put analytics to work as the population ages
The pressure is on. As the population ages, nursing homes will have to play a more central role in helping realize the national mandate of reducing healthcare costs while improving its quality.
Speaking the right language when taking care of old people (oops!)
As someone who considers words so central to his existence, both personally and professionally, I suppose it’s only natural I was sucked into this. Call me a willing victim.
Emeritus names Cain as a new ED
Tammy Cain will become the executive director at Emeritus’ newest senior living community, Emeritus at Wildwood. The community, located in Oxford, FL, is scheduled to open this fall.
5 rules of the rehab screen
What is the purpose of a rehabilitation screen? Very simply, we attempt to identify long-term residents’ needs and possible rehab potential. Somehow, we don’t really have an industry standard...
Rains joins new CPP group
Catherine Rains has become a solutions consultant at CPP’s Professional Services Group. CPP is the exclusive publisher of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
Of Brookdale and branding: Thoughts for the small operator
Brookdale Senior Living’s acquisition of Emeritus Corp. is part of an ambitious strategy to make Brookdale the first truly national U.S. eldercare brand. So is it ominous that the Feb. 20 merger...
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