Where to start when discussing Jean Rene Champion’s engrossing memoir is a difficult question, rivaled only by the struggle of where to stop. His self-published “The Best Days of My Life: Memories...
In nursing homes, a sense of loss can be a blessing in disguise
By
Sam Kupietz, Ph.D.
Jul 27, 2018
Reflection reveals that while loss is ubiquitous in our lives, in the prime of our adulthood we generally have options with which to mitigate loss.
Improving outcomes
By
Dave Wessinger
Oct 13, 2014
When patients or residents move from one care setting to another, they may receive documentation and medical records that need to be transported along with them. There are ways that technology can help...
How a 90-year-old eldercare organization acts like a startup
By
Natalie Foley
Jun 05, 2013
Organizations beginning innovation initiatives often have a few common questions: Where should the initiative be housed? How do we host brainstorming sessions? How do we begin launching initial projects?...
Your best competitive advantage? A solid social work department
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Apr 05, 2013
I have great respect for those who attend to the often complicated physical needs of our long-term care residents, but if your facility doesn’t have a solid social service department, it isn’t...
Three Medicare changes SNFs can expect under the new administration
By
Anne Tumlinson
Nov 23, 2016
Ever since the ACA became law in March 2010, HHS has set a breakneck pace for transforming traditional Medicare fee-for-service payments into a value-based system; with Obama’s HHS Secretary projecting...
Is your emergency communications plan ready?
By
Ann Pickren and Jim Satterfield
Nov 08, 2017
As McKnight’s coverage of comments by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services principal deputy administrator for operations at a recent hearing indicated, “several of the failings”...
Comparing energy-efficient light bulbs with old-tech lamps
By
Michael Chotiner
Dec 26, 2016
It’s been nearly two years since U.S. manufacturers stopped making conventional 40- and 60-watt incandescent lightbulbs. While you can still find a few on store shelves, the familiar incandescent...
How EHRs can help providers better care
By
Dave Wessinger
Nov 02, 2015
Most of the larger, national senior care organizations by now have implemented EHRs. But few smaller, independent providers have followed suit.
The Goodbye Guide: Why and how to terminate tenderly in LTC
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jun 23, 2015
I believe leave-takings in long-term care are more important than in other settings and that the style of departure should be given more consideration.