Nursing facilities – A medical crisis in need of a prescription
By
David Chess, MD
Seema Verma
Oct 19, 2022
Nursing facilities have evolved from rest homes to medical facilities over the last 20 years. Patients are sicker, older, have more medical comorbidities and are frailer. They require more assistance with...
Hospitals and health systems are under increasing financial pressure due to lower revenue and higher costs, with many provider organizations falling into the red. “Nine months into an extremely...
Addressing challenges LTC facilities are facing and a look at what’s to come
By
Nicole Kostelc
Feb 27, 2024
Looking at the current state of the long-term care industry, there’s no denying that we’re all in a challenging position. As demand for long-term care is expected to increase exponentially in the coming...
Why an independent workforce is a necessary piece of your growth
Sep 27, 2023
Tapping into independent professionals is a critical part of your future workforce strategy
Staffing for skilled nutrition support
By
Tracy Blazer
Aug 14, 2023
It’s not news that staffing shortages are rampant at all levels in senior care. Many registered dietitians working in long-term care are spread thin, working at multiple facilities to provide even the...
Streamlining the revenue cycle for skilled nursing facilities
By
Jill Liila
Sep 21, 2022
As a skilled nursing provider, billing and reimbursement are important considerations to ensure quality patient care and adequate compensation. Skilled nursing organizations are at a tipping point with...
Beyond ‘document, document document’ — Risk mitigation strategies that work
By
Steven Littlehale
Feb 03, 2023
We encounter risk every day. Risk is present in the most innocuous actions, like crossing the street, walking into the supermarket, and even eating dinner. And as nursing home operators and providers well...
Closures, consolidations and downsizings: Using crisis communications principles to share bad news
By
Nora Jacobs
Apr 21, 2023
Although many industries continue to struggle with the after-effects of COVID-19, perhaps no segment of the economy has suffered as extensively as the long-term care industry. According to the American...
Congress as … good guys?
By
James M. Berklan
May 10, 2024
Face it: It’s easy to complain. About the boss, about the weather, about “the system.” And if you toil in long-term care, it’s really easy to fire up a narrowed down complaint list targeting two...
Falling by the wayside
By
Steven Levenson
Oct 24, 2023
This month’s column invokes several previous columns, one about medications and the other about knowing if we know what we don’t know. A recent medical journal article concluded that falls in...