I watched warily as Leo wheeled his cart onto the elevator with me, his mask below his nose. He used to pull it up when he saw me, mindful of the many conversations we’d had about getting the vaccine,...
How hospitals and PAC providers can optimize care and recover from COVID-19 economic damage in the process
By
Angie Franks
Aug 03, 2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic, acute and post-acute care (PAC) providers have experienced their own unique crises. In acute care, providers have scrambled to find available ICU beds, physicians and critical...
Aug. 5 webinar discusses wound management options
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Aug 02, 2021
Learn about wound management options during an Aug. 5 webinar.
Navigating the stress of the long COVID-19 journey
By
Paul White, Ph.D.
Jul 30, 2021
The last 18 months have been brutal for virtually everyone and every position within long-term care. Long hours, isolation from family and friends, implementing new polices and procedures due to COVID-19,...
‘Bunk,’ hooey and other nonsense about vaccine mandates
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 30, 2021
It appears that meddlers and selfish louts are going to keep the issue of vaccination mandates center stage for at least a while.
Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta: Why understanding variants matters
By
Renee Kinder
Jul 29, 2021
Life over the past few weeks has felt a little too normal. Would you all agree? Like we have all just been waiting for the ball to drop, and it has, with the recommendations from the CDC on Tuesday related...
COVID-19 relief funding, oversight, and the strings attached
By
Marleah Keuler-Grahek
Jul 29, 2021
Over the past year, long-term care providers have received unprecedented amounts of federal funding as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only do providers want to avoid recoupment of these funds,...
When less is more: The role of deprescribing and art of medication management
By
Kurt Merkelz, M.D.
Jul 28, 2021
More prescriptions do not necessarily mean better health outcomes. Deprescribing, which is the planned and supervised process of intentionally stopping a medication or reducing its dose, is a critically...
After months of begging, bribing and now breakthroughs, we need a little tough love
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 28, 2021
More providers are deciding that possibly losing employees willing to risk their own health and that of others isn’t truly a losing scenario.
Aug. 12 webinar: Better workforce strategies for success in long-term care
By
Chloe Konrad
Jul 27, 2021
Is it even possible to build a stable and engaged workforce in today’s labor market? Seasoned senior care human resources professionals will share their successful strategies during an Aug. 12 webinar.