The easiest rule to break in long-term care?
If you work in long-term care today, you might feel like you’re drowning in an alphabet soup of possible deficiency ratings. So forgive me, but let’s imagine there’s yet one more possible...
Proposed repeal could change live-in care
In-home senior care franchise owners are anticipating huge changes in early May due to Obama’s Affordable Care Act. One of the biggest issues at hand is the repeal of the companion exemption.
Incorporating holistic education into CNA training
The STAR Center’s program is not only focused on the success of the students’ current education but also on the success of their futures and so an Interviewing Skills session is held during...
Yes, Medicaid caps really are a terrible idea
OK kids, time for an unannounced pop quiz. Here goes: How do Medicaid caps differ from New Coke, Sarbanes-Oxley and hands-free lawnmowers? The other three bad ideas were actually carried out
Making resident, family satisfaction data best work for you; free May 23 webcast
Many long-term care operators attempt to measure satisfaction levels of their residents, residents’ families and their own employers. However, not many know how to make the best use of the information...
Cameras in nursing homes? Better get used to them
Street cameras played a major role in identifying the two brothers who allegedly bombed the Boston Marathon. In the wake of this helpful development, public support is growing for expanded use of cameras...
Be ready for flies this spring
You may have noticed lately that there is more than spring in the air. With the warmer weather comes a wealth of pest activity, which can include flies looking for a free meal at your long-term care or...
Bad news about bad news
Imagine if CNN, the most trusted name in news, decided to report on the disappearance of a bottle of window cleaner from a nursing home supply closet. We would first be told it was really several gallons...
“Life After Life” may be your life
Behold, readers: There’s a new work of literary fiction that takes place in a long-term care facility.
April 24 webcast on ACA and ‘smart workforce strategies’ now available in archive
The implications of the Affordable Care Act and what providers should be doing about it were the focus of a free McKnight’s webcast April 24. Led by legal veteran Janet K. Feldkamp, of Benesch Friedlander...
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