How to manage OCD in our long-term care populations
October 9-15, 2022, is recognized as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Awareness Week, an occasion first launched in 2009 by the International OCD Association. When we think about OCD or any...
October 9-15, 2022, is recognized as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Awareness Week, an occasion first launched in 2009 by the International OCD Association. When we think about OCD or any...
I love a good value, don’t you? It’s hard to find one these days in this economy. Recently a friend of mine purchased a used vehicle from a reputable local dealership. Within a week, the engine...
Friday’s news that Brookdale Senior Living is looking for a buyer sent shock waves through the sector. Rightfully so.
The second phase of the information blocking rule came into play Thursday (Oct. 6), and it affects EVERY healthcare provider, including those of us in post-acute care settings. The main change between...
Call them prized veterans, mentors, stars, uber-leaders. Label them whatever you want. We all have them around us in our work lives. Now it’s time to celebrate them properl
That pandemic. Wow. While it was happening and people were dying and stuff, I remember thinking, “This is kind of a difficult time we’re going through. I feel a little stressed and anxious.” But...
In the last few years, the long-term care sector has come under immense pressure, first from COVID and now from staffing shortages. The shortage also puts extreme pressure on existing staff to work...
Transitional care — a set of actions put in place when a patient leaves a hospital or skilled nursing facility — is a vital part of the care journey and one that has increased in importance as...
They were curious about nursing homes no longer needing to use staff or an automated screening tool to monitor visitors or staff.
We’ve become much more flexible as employers in the past decade because the employment market has shifted from giving employers an advantage.