Job descriptions for activity directors in senior living usually read as follows: “Provide activities that meet the residents’ preferences and needs.” This generalist approach, sometimes guided by...
Drug diversion, a series: How to prevent and spot it
By
Norris Cunningham
Angela Rinehart
Jul 19, 2021
Drug diversion occurs when prescription medicines are obtained or used illegally. While diversion has always been a concern, without question, COVID-19 certainly increased personal stress and pressure...
Are you ready to flip the bird?
By
John O'Connor
Jul 19, 2021
It’s probably time for many providers to start to forego familiar habits to realize their full potential.
Oh where, oh where have the annual surveys gone?
By
Jessica Curtis
Jul 16, 2021
During the height of the pandemic, annual surveys of skilled nursing facilities understandably skidded to a stop. Flash forward to August 2020, when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services directed...
Upon further review, some of CMS’s latest proposal isn’t so grand
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 16, 2021
As is so often true with complex government regulations, the devil is lurking in the details of the proposed 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule.
Quality care leads to strong valuations in today’s long-term care transaction market
By
John Griscavage
Jul 15, 2021
Have you ever been happier to start an uphill climb? I haven’t. After the year all of us in the long-term care industry just experienced, I couldn’t be more ready to climb out from the depths of...
Natural gas leak near facility highlights the importance of planning
By
Stan Szpytek
Jul 14, 2021
Incidents like the one that is about to be summarized emphasize the importance of hazard analysis as required by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services Emergency Preparedness Rule. Knowing the potential...
What exactly are we waiting to see? It’s time to act on mandates
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 14, 2021
As a coalition of long-term care medical and infectious disease experts Tuesday called on healthcare facilities to require COVID-19 vaccines as a condition of employment, I couldn’t help but think of...
Can we now close the book on COVID?
By
T.J. Griffin
Jul 13, 2021
The Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program that was forged through a joint agreement with our Defense and Health and Human Services departments was a successful national effort that presided over...
Brandt tapped to lead ProMedica Senior Care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 12, 2021
Ohio-based ProMedica, operator of 162 skilled nursing facilities, has named Angela Brandt president of ProMedica Senior Care. She will be responsible for driving senior care excellence, strategically investing...