Strategies in uncertainty: How best to expand our licensed nurse aide workforce
By
John Reinhart
Nov 03, 2021
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a Public Health Emergency (PHE) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on January 31, 2020. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services followed...
If toileting were a billable service …
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jul 16, 2019
Imagine how things would change if toileting were a billable service. It might not be as laughable as it first appears.
A bear of very little brain
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 29, 2020
I can’t tell you the peace I feel from setting aside the unknowns of the election and the incomprehensible intricacies of delivering vaccines to long-term care facilities to consider our economic future.
Coping with COVID-19, the beard and Chuck Norris
By
Gary Tetz
Apr 30, 2020
While long-term care workers I’ve interviewed have been grateful and positive during the COVID-19 pandemic, my coping mechanisms could be considered somewhat less constructive and helpful.
Balancing growth and repositioning for long-term success
By
Amy Castleberry
Jul 10, 2013
Repositioning buildings and service lines is done on a regular basis at Lutheran Life, ahead of a crisis in census or in reaction to new competition that forces action that may not be well thought out....
Are you setting yourself up for success?
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Mar 26, 2012
Are you properly capturing set-up time? What on Earth am I talking about? I’m talking about utilizing the regulation as outlined in the Resident Assessment Instrument, version MDS 3.0.
Preparing charge nurses for success!
By
Susan LaGrange
Nov 15, 2013
Today more than ever, we hear about the importance of PROACTIVE approaches to prevent as many unfavorable events as possible. One of the key essential proactive approaches that we can implement is to PREPARE...
Caregiver absenteeism and its economic burden
By
Matthew Gallardo
Feb 11, 2019
“There are only four kinds of people in the world: those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers.” – Former...
New career path?
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Dec 03, 2013
How many of you will agree with me that we never fully turn off the internal therapist mode when we’re in public, outside of work hours?
A survey and regulatory review of 2013
By
Steven Littlehale
Feb 24, 2014
It’s important to do a review that considers your region and state. Identify how complaints and care deficiencies were handled last year.