One state seeks to return polish to star ratings. How long will the rest take?
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 27, 2024
More ratings, relationships and payment incentives are tied to nursing home data than ever before, but that data also appears to be harder than just about ever to collect in a timely manner.
Might want to double check those billings
By
John O'Connor
Feb 26, 2024
To say the feds are keeping a closer eye on you is probably a bit of an understatement.
No place for a pessimist
By
Gary Tetz
Feb 22, 2024
My new co-worker’s eyes sparkled with excitement and anticipation when he said it, like a child on Christmas morning expecting to find a Red Ryder BB gun under the tree. “I love...
Love your SNF partners: A 2024 perspective
By
Renee Kinder
Feb 15, 2024
Valentine’s week for our family has also been mid-winter break for our kiddos. It’s a slow down after the holidays before the rush of spring. One of those special weeks yearly when there is no school,...
Moving the needle in nursing home vaccination rates
By
Michael Wasserman
Leslie Eber
Feb 14, 2024
On February 29, 2020, the first Coronavirus nursing home outbreak was reported by the media. Experts in geriatric and long-term care medicine immediately understood the dangers to nursing home residents....
Great expectations aren’t always that great
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Feb 13, 2024
Last weekend I was running errands with my husband. He was driving. Now, before I go any further let me explain a couple of things. My husband is retired. Time has a different meaning for him than it does...
CPRR: A new model for change out of all that alphabet soup
By
Martie Moore
Feb 09, 2024
My parents were married for over 70 (seventy!) years. They were a force as a couple. When they would get their minds set, there was nothing I could do to change the course of their actions. My father...
Bad news, it’s worse than we thought
By
Gary Tetz
Feb 08, 2024
A mere couple of blogs ago, I shared my concern, based on excellent McKnight’s reportage, that seniors are becoming just as addicted to their devices as young people. That seemed shocking, given our...
Nursing’s already a dirty job. Regulators are slinging mud
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 07, 2024
LPNs may soon find themselves boxed out of quality, well-paying jobs in the very settings that have most often hired them in the past. It’s federal regulators threatening to do them dirty.
Embracing end-of-life choices: A journey with Grandma
By
Steven Littlehale
Feb 02, 2024
At the beginning of the year, my grandmother found herself in an acute-care hospital, addressing blood clots in her legs and lungs. Having just recovered from COVID-19 at the age of 100, uncertainty loomed...