Minimizing the impact of touch starvation in long-term care residents
By
Jennifer Birdsall
Sep 09, 2020
What is touch starvation? Also known as “touch deprivation,” “skin hunger” or “hug deprivation,” touch starvation is what occurs when a person’s exposure to physical contact has been significantly...
New CARES Act provider relief fund rules change the process … again!
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Oct 23, 2020
Back in August, I wrote an article about the ever-changing nature of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services rules surrounding use of the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund monies by health care providers....
Keeping construction projects on time and under budget
By
Quintin Harris and Kyal Klawitter
Sep 24, 2013
Now that the economy is recovering, albeit more slowly than desired, senior living providers are once again considering shelved capital projects. With rapidly changing medical technology, the oncoming...
Let’s fill 2024 with better than these bad ‘good’ ideas!
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jan 16, 2024
When you’re driving among heavy traffic, do you ever suddenly find yourself in a right turn-only lane? And you have like 50 feet to get over to the left, or you are forced to turn right? Who in the world...
The HERO project for Alzheimer’s
By
Deborah Shouse
Oct 31, 2013
As my mother drifted deeper into dementia, her friends started drifting away from her. Her grandchildren felt awkward around her and I sometimes didn’t know how to interact with her.
Moving nursing homes forward: The future is now
By
Michael Wasserman
Oct 26, 2020
On March 11, I wrote about the COVID-19 storm rapidly approaching our nursing homes, and particularly the risk of nursing home staff transmitting the virus to residents. On March 15, I pointed out the...
Leadership in the face of F.E.A.R
By
Martie Moore
Mar 22, 2020
When fear takes over our ability as leaders, our minds go into overdrive and what is not truth, becomes truth.
Trick or treat? MDS changes are in the bag
By
Joel VanEaton
Oct 03, 2023
When I was a kid, I loved getting dressed up for Halloween. I remember especially a clown (funny not scary) costume I got one year. I couldn’t wait to put it on and be transformed into another world....
Taking a stand against ineffective stand-up meetings
By
Jeff Stewart
May 12, 2023
Department managers slowly shuffle into the conference room, exchanging pleasantries as they open up their laptops and begin typing away. Eventually, the meeting begins, and one by one, the oral...
Turning on the lights for nursing home residents
By
Eric Smith
Aug 19, 2009
Many nursing home residents have difficulty switching on their over-the-bed lights. I have developed a solution that works–and I want to tell you more about it.