I have to admit that this vilest of seasons, winter, can be a useful teacher, meting out stern but valuable lessons about life, and of course, long-term care.
Playing it safe: The need for a comprehensive safety program
By
Betty Norman
Dec 27, 2017
Does your organizational safety program and committee focus solely on employee injuries and Workers’ Compensation issues? If so, you are not alone.
2018 will bring significant financial and regulatory changes
Dec 26, 2017
There is no crystal ball to show what challenges and changes 2018 will bring to the post-care and senior care industry.
Provider survival strategies in an at-risk environment
By
David Gruber, M.D.
Dec 18, 2017
National health expenditures will increase from $3.5 trillion in 2017 to $5.5 trillion in 2025, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. That’s two trillion dollars in only eight...
Five-Star is anything but frozen
By
Steven Littlehale
Dec 13, 2017
The day after Thanksgiving, CMS further defined its intensions with the Five-Star Quality Rating System; more specifically how the new survey process and derivative data will be used in its calculation...
4 reasons to consider horticulture therapy as an alternative treatment
By
Ruth MacCarthy
Dec 08, 2017
Growing and arranging flowers and cultivating greens allows them to practice real tasks that are used in everyday life.
Elder love
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Dec 05, 2017
I lost one of my two mothers-in-law last Monday, five weeks after she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Audrey had filled a hole in my life left after the death of my beloved great-aunt many years...
Ensuring indoor therapy pools are a favorite destination
By
Ralph E. Kitter
Dec 01, 2017
There are no substitutes for an indoor therapy pool’s benefits of relaxing buoyant freedom of movement, soothing warmth and hydrostatic pressure pain relief. However, some therapy pool environments...
Developing a qualified nurse assistant workforce using technology
By
John Reinhart
Nov 28, 2017
As the population continues to age with an extended life expectancy, embracing innovative models ensures we all can experience both quality care and quality lives.
When leaders leave
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 21, 2017
Diane Carter’s decision “was one of the toughest I’ve made,” she says.