Managing change
Manual processes for crushing pills is no longer working, but changes in technology provide solutions for providers.
What the family wants
When it comes to talk about palliative care and rehospitalizations, what should a provider do when the family is insistent on sending their loved one back to the hospital?
Partnering to reduce readmissions
As a long-term care geriatrician, it is my core belief that clinicians need to recognize the true value of what we can accomplish together by improving the quality of patient care through reducing avoidable...
Nurses gaining power … LTC style
How could we not see it coming? That’s the question I asked myself Tuesday.
Pharmacy partnerships help reduce readmissions
Most of us are familiar with the statistics: one in five Medicare patients is readmitted within 30 days, at a cost of $26 billion annually. But the personal experiences behind readmissions tell a much...
The Boston Marathon explosions: Turn off the dayroom TV
I was hoping not to have occasion to write another column about tragedy so soon, but the terrible events at the Boston Marathon on Monday compel me to focus on the amount of information we provide to residents...
Of Purell and payment reform
I was sympathetic when the Partnership for Sustainable Health Care called for a speedier shift away from fee-for-service last week — and I also thought about Purell. Yes, that Purell.
Three ideas for great online marketing
By the day, more and more baby boomers are becoming the adult caregivers for their parents. They are the decision-makers who need to be targeted, but marketers for long-term care facilities are still missing...
Many LTC operators avoiding path to greatness?
Billionaire Warren Buffet famously once said he had two rules for investing. The first was to make money. The second was to remember the first.
Essential vitamins and minerals for seniors’ oral health
Some essential vitamins and minerals, such as Vitamin D, are especially important to maintaining good oral health. Senior care providers must be aware of what residents need.
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