Providers hoping that policy makers might some day show some backbone when dealing with Medicare Advantage plans can take heart. Well, at least a little.
The art of the pandemic
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Mar 26, 2024
Anyone who was working in healthcare in 2020 knows it was a rough year. When the lockdown happened, my staff with young children didn’t have daycare anymore. They didn’t have school anymore. The grandparents...
The bottom line on administrator retention
By
John O'Connor
Feb 12, 2024
It’s no secret that finding and retaining talent is a huge challenge across long-term care these days. Nor is it much of a mystery why keeping the keepers among them is a good idea
Beware the labor pains of March
By
John O'Connor
Mar 04, 2024
The latest piece being pulled from the Jenga tower that is long-term care comes in the form of a new labor rule that kicks in one week from today (on March 11).
Sometimes a fall is more than a fall
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Mar 05, 2024
Physical therapists have a tool belt loaded with testing and instrumentation used to determine fall risk. Some are simple and take a few seconds, some are complex and extremely expensive. We have...
Enhanced barrier precautions: A win–win–win for LTC facilities, residents, and staff
By
Buffy Lloyd-Krejci, DrPH, CIC
Feb 07, 2024
In our post-COVID world, infection prevention and control (IPC) is more important than ever. This is especially true in long-term care facilities. Residents generally live in a congregate environment...
In a dark week for nursing homes, courts offer beacon of hope
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 20, 2024
The last week has been an ugly one for nursing homes, at least if you read the consumer press. The courts offered some hope.
Fallout from clearinghouse attack continues to mushroom
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 13, 2024
It seemed improbable the first time someone told me the fallout from the cyberattack on the Change Healthcare platform might last for weeks, or for months even.
Protein and aging
By
Phyllis Famularo
Jan 24, 2024
Healthcare professionals often hear a common question regarding older adults and adequate nutrition: “Are they eating enough protein?” The Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine...
Planning for the ‘consequences’ of identified hazards at a long-term care facility
By
Stan Szpytek
Feb 26, 2024
Good emergency planning practices and regulatory compliance mandate that long-term care facilities identify the potential threats, perils, and hazards that can adversely impact operations both from an...