Hospitals are heroic, while nursing homes are always to blame
By
Brendan Williams
Apr 29, 2020
Hospitals have always enjoyed “most favored nation” status in healthcare, and that’s even more true during the COVID-19 pandemic. But apparently you can’t have heroes without villains. While lauding...
Is compassion invited?
By
Julie Thorson
Jun 21, 2023
How would accountability and compassion get along if they sat next to each other at a party? Who would be louder? Who would draw more attention? Would one interrupt the other, or would they let each...
Don’t spring a wellness leak
By
Gary Tetz
May 18, 2023
In a valiant attempt to achieve maximum personal and professional potential, and in support of her difficult job recruiting long-term care staff, a colleague of mine chooses one word every year on which...
My life as a rehab director
By
Cathy Spearman
Jul 15, 2016
This is story of a young physical therapy assistant with big dreams, good morals, strong ethics and not much of a clue as to where the world of skilled rehab was headed. Some things can only be taught...
Mother, may I? Please, don’t ask
By
Renee Kinder
May 09, 2024
“Mother!” “Mother, can you hear me?” “Mother, may I have a fried PB&J?” A few weeks ago, I heard these words coming from our youngest. My immediate response was almost visceral, annoyed. “Emmy,...
Relaxed enforcement for telehealth is over
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Apr 19, 2023
Well, we knew it might happen sometime. We saw the silver lining of COVID-19 these past few years in the form of relaxed rules by the government to allow for the easier implementation and proliferation...
Inventive languages
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Nov 08, 2022
My family tells me that when I was a very little girl, I apparently had a proclivity for creating my own language that only my older sister could interpret. It took some coaching but eventually I adapted...
Turnover reporting: This is going to be good*
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jan 11, 2022
Late last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that they will begin to post staff turnover data on the Medicare.gov Care Compare website. In July, turnover will be incorporated...
Long-term care needs to get creative to deal with coronavirus staffing impact
By
Patrick McCormick
Mar 17, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is undeniably going to have a major impact on U.S. long-term care operators in the coming months. The virus is an unwelcome addition to an already long list of headaches for an...
Now that COVID is waning, time to focus on the things you ignored
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Jun 28, 2023
Now that the Public Health Emergency has ended, and COVID-19 is starting to become less of a burden in your facility, now might be a good time to focus on protecting your liability.