Spray on the PAM to reduce readmissions
In life, as Donald Rumsfeld once said, there are known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns. This may sound like gobbledygook, but it’s actually relevant to business and long-term care.
Where Eagles dare
A traditional portrayal of a Boy Scout has him helping a little old lady cross the street. But what if the senior citizen turned around and helped the young man advance to Scouting’s highest rank?...
GTB. AYS?
Can anyone guess what the title to this blog is stating? In the current culture of text messaging and abbreviations for everything, it can be a danger zone for medical documentation. Unfortunately, I have...
Improving staff satisfaction
Long-term care organizations are striving to improve employee satisfaction and retention rates in order to increase resident safety and reduce costs.
Conference looks to future of aging care
it makes sense if we pull together to consider solutions to providing not only the best possible care, but also the best overall experience for our nation’s aging population. That’s where the...
A story to promote empathy in dementia care
Earlier this month, I was excited to learn that one of my favorite writers, Alice Munro, had been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature. To mark the honor, The New Yorker republished one...
Nov. 6 webcast features case study showing proactive staffing for quality outcomes and lower costs
Successful senior living providers have upped their games to meet the high expectations of today’s consumers, who have more choices now than ever before. Hear at a Nov. 6 free McKnight’s webcast...
Will 29-hour workweeks be the new normal in long-term care?
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about problems uninsured people are having with health exchanges. But not much is being reported about a different kind of exchange many long-term care managers might...
Facilities have opportunity to improve operations and re-think patient care
Long-term care facilities are facing new pressures as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. As part of the shift to integrated care, reimbursements will be linked to patient outcomes...
Make long-term care a public utility?
I recently participated in a roundtable discussion that addressed the field’s challenges and opportunities. Several remedies for improving care and payments surfaced during the conversation. But...
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