Using therapy to improve population health
In my years of working in rehabilitation, I have been in hundreds of independent and assisted living communities that cater to the older generation. I have seen beautiful fitness and pool areas that cost...
Where’s my raise?
A relatively new administrator asked me a great question recently. He asked, “Do you (and should I) always give a raise along with an annual review?”
Moneyball, long-term care style
Billy Beane’s data-driven approach to baseball recruiting made the Oakland A’s a winning franchise, inspired a Brad Pitt movie — and might soon change the way long-term care operators hire...
New director at Uplands
Anita Croinex, BSN, RN, is the new director at Uplands Village in Pleasant Hill, TN. Uplands is an Eden Alternative-registered continuing care retirement community.
Lutheran Life Communities chooses Hurley
John Hurley is the new administrator at St. Pauls House, a Lutheran Life Communities campus.
Meeting the growing technology requirements of today’s senior living facilities
Sprawling senior living campuses peppered with multiple storied brick buildings typically have a difficult time maintaining a consistent cell signal from multiple carriers and may not have the bandwidth...
Let’s remove the long-term care ‘fraud tattoo’
Even though this legislation ostensibly is supposed to help providers, the “Medicare Established Provider Act” may encourage facilities to react or continue to act ultra-conservatively in the...
If you want to live dangerously, work in a nursing home
When you buy a pack of cigarettes in this country, you also get an admonition from the Surgeon General. Why? To point out how dangerous going near tobacco products can be.
The conversation no one wants to have
Studies show that while people across the country are increasingly embracing hospice, many receive hospice care too late, including sometimes in the last three days of life. By accessing hospice care sooner,...
As a boss, are you providing good guidance, or ‘good’ stories?
Say what you will about bad bosses: They always seem to create great stories. But not usually as intended.
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