If I were to rob your community blind, you’ll never guess what I’d take
By
Kevin Williams
Mar 15, 2013
Offering multiple types of care, and other benefits are only the beginning of offerings that senior living owner/operators will offer their customer base in the future. Geriatric counseling and moving...
How to kick rodents to the curb in LTC
By
Chelle Hartzer
Nov 13, 2017
The weather is cooling down, and that means rodents are looking for their own long-term care facilities. Across the country, rats and mice are searching for warm places to spend the winter, and your long-term...
Why I chose to join the nursing home profession: A new administrator’s story
By
Christin Delahay, LNHA, CDP
Apr 30, 2018
When my grandmother died, I didn’t know anything about the medical field, nursing homes or taking care of people. What I did know, though, was that I could do better than the care she received.
10 things a boss shouldn’t say
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
May 05, 2015
I recently read an article that discussed the Top 10 sentences a manager or boss should never let past their lips. You should think, “Run for the hills!” if they say any of these things. And...
Volunteer calls out nursing homes for not delivering
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 23, 2015
After five years, Gary Gamponia says he has had enough frustration. His message to nursing home administrators and activities directors would likely be, “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going...
What you don’t see can hurt you
Dec 28, 2016
For many managers of long-term care facilities, paying close attention to procurement and the ordering of supplies is not an area that typically receives a lot of their focus.
Interoperability is more important than ever
Sep 30, 2016
While hospital administrators or doctors may say that a note is a note, an assessment is an assessment, or a chart is a chart, they aren’t acknowledging the uniqueness of the post-acute care environment—for...
‘Love hurts’ and sometimes so do averages
By
Steven Littlehale
Jul 23, 2018
Averages can help or hinder your evaluation of performance. Adding a few additional pieces of data can really support your efforts to properly see opportunity and manage risk.
Let’s remove the long-term care ‘fraud tattoo’
By
Tara Roberts
Nov 25, 2013
Even though this legislation ostensibly is supposed to help providers, the “Medicare Established Provider Act” may encourage facilities to react or continue to act ultra-conservatively in the...
Unicorns, leprechauns, CBO Scoring and other mythical things
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Dec 23, 2012
I recently attended the National Transition of Care Coalition Summit in Washington. It was an eye-opener.