The Goodbye Guide: Why and how to terminate tenderly in LTC
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jun 23, 2015
I believe leave-takings in long-term care are more important than in other settings and that the style of departure should be given more consideration.
Have we not been through this before?
By
James Lomastro
Sep 16, 2013
Recently, the former head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services indicated that the agency should scrap a rule requiring three days as a hospital inpatient to qualify for Medicare coverage of...
Sorry, that’s not the full recipe for fixing nursing homes
By
John O'Connor
Jun 04, 2012
The Atlantic’s recent article called ‘How to Fix Nursing Homes’ is a well-written and thoughtful piece. My only gripe is that the headline is a bit of a reach.
Leveraging remote health monitoring
By
Joy Pape, RN, BSN, CDE, WOCN, CFCN, FAADE
Nov 01, 2013
As caregivers, we’ve long known that we need to monitor three key factors — blood sugar, blood pressure, and weight — as these are major indicators of a patient’s overall health....
Beyond reporting: Prevention on elder abuse
By
Cean Eppelheimer
May 27, 2016
Elder abuse is a real and growing problem in the U.S. An estimated one out of every 10 elders in this country will report experiencing abuse, which can take the form of physical, sexual, or financial abuse,...
Your next resident could be a senior … in college
By
Jan 05, 2016
Where you live in college plays a huge role in the overall college experience, a fact that I’m sure isn’t lost on 21-year-old Drake University student Haley Jenkins. On Friday, she moves into...
Preparing for success under the looming ICD-10 deadline
By
Damandeep Kochhar
Jul 12, 2013
The October 1, 2014 deadline for healthcare providers to change to ICD-10 coding ushers in the greatest medical coding enhancement in 30 years. The challenge to providers is not just how to seamlessly...
How to feel confident in IT decision making
By
Rachel Weeks
Feb 22, 2016
The better you know and can articulate your needs, the easier it will be to identify the right technology solutions.
Asking for the medical record
By
Steven Littlehale
Jan 29, 2014
Millions of dollars have been paid by nursing homes who unsuccessfully defended themselves against incomplete or absent documentation. There are not as many legal guidelines regarding medical records maintenance...
The image of LTC in the arts
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Aug 01, 2017
Playwrights continue to do long-term care no favors, so providers need to continue to share stories of the good work they’re doing. It’s the way to help create a more realistic picture of LTC...