In another life, in another millennium, on another continent, your faithful scribe was an auto factory worker. This led to many unexpected insights into human nature that I still recall decades later....
Understanding and addressing pain: Thoughts for therapists
By
Renee Kinder
Feb 01, 2024
In my continued endeavor to win Mother of the Year, I really racked up some points this week. Isaac, my youngest son, took a nice spill last Friday while skiing. He suffered what we thought...
Where will patients go when nursing homes close? Consider this uncomfortable possibility
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 30, 2024
Licensed practical nurse Kim Neuhalfen is scared about what the future holds. Mostly for her patients, sure, but also for the setting that she’s come to love in some ways more than all the others.
Only wet babies
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jan 30, 2024
I have a friend who says, “The only person who likes change is a wet baby!” She may be right. Most people are not comfortable with change. I mean, I get it, some change can be scary. When something...
No ‘level playing field’ for rural nursing home: Diakonos Group’s Kimberly Green
Jan 30, 2024
After an “excruciating” experience closing a rural skilled nursing facility, Kimberly Green, chief operating officer for the Diakonos Group, is warning that more providers will face a cascade of similar...
Fair Housing Act implications for CCRCs
By
Kevin Cezat
Jan 29, 2024
As a physical therapist who has worked in and visited countless skilled nursing facilities and continuing care retirement communities, I have become painfully aware of how federal and state regulations...
Fishing for regulatory relief
By
John O'Connor
Jan 22, 2024
What happens when providers and regulators disagree about how best to interpret a vague regulation?
Brushing away the risk: The crucial role of daily toothbrushing in preventing hospital-acquired pneumonia
By
Renee Kinder
Jan 18, 2024
A phenomenon that skilled nursing teams have long appreciated was recently highlighted in a recent article published in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers Ehrenzeller and Klompas shed light on a critical...
The importance of designing thoughtful spaces for older adults with sensory disabilities
By
Tu-Anh Bui Johnson
Ron Franks
Jan 17, 2024
Designing inclusive and accessible healthcare spaces can be a challenging experience, especially when architects and planners must heed guidelines that don’t always comprehensively address the needs...
Let’s fill 2024 with better than these bad ‘good’ ideas!
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jan 16, 2024
When you’re driving among heavy traffic, do you ever suddenly find yourself in a right turn-only lane? And you have like 50 feet to get over to the left, or you are forced to turn right? Who in the world...