Great workplace culture can save lives amid pandemic conditions
By
Robert G. Kramer
Jacquelyn Kung, DrPH, MBA
Sep 07, 2020
A high Trust Index score in the workplace correlates to lower COVID-19 deaths across the post-acute healthcare locations recently studied.
Let’s brainstorm, think outside the box and … doom our future
By
Steven Littlehale
Aug 31, 2020
The best way for our industry to NOT move forward is to conduct a series of “brainstorming” sessions where we agree to “think outside the box.”
The Derby days of summer
By
Renee Kinder
Aug 27, 2020
We are one week ahead of a historic Kentucky Derby, and I ask you: Is your rehab provider wearing blinders?
Long-term care residents and caregivers in Washington State deserve better
By
Bill Ulrich
Aug 21, 2020
Nursing homes in almost every state are in a fight for survival. To a large extent this was true before COVID-19 reared its ugly head in our nation’s long-term care facilities. Unfortunately, Washington...
My job in a COVID-19 hotspot didn’t give me COVID — it gave me PTSD
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Aug 11, 2020
Even a long-term care psychologist can fall prey to the psychological and emotional terrors of the COVID-19 pandemic, I can unfortunately report to you with ironic confidence.
My life on Zoom
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 04, 2020
Well, another week is gone by with another round of Zoom meetings. And I’ll be honest: I’m as confused as a chameleon in a bag of Skittles.
Data Speaks: What is my niche? Data driven decision making
By
Joel VanEaton
Aug 03, 2020
When examined strategically, data has a voice, it comes to life, it can in fact speak volumes to you. Data speaks about the care you deliver, it provides insight into your treatment patterns, and data...
Don’t forget to remember
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 21, 2020
So, I’ve been doing a lot of Zoom meetings each week. And working from home … sometimes I forget to put on pants.
The new world of compliance under COVID-19
By
Steven Littlehale
Jul 19, 2020
With so many “cooks in the kitchen,” trying to direct pandemic response actions, by whose authority should we be taking action and direction?
Program addresses emergency management considerations for behavioral care facilities
By
Kathleen Collins Pagels
Stan Szpytek
Jul 16, 2020
Since 2011, Arizona’s Disaster Ready program has proactively addressed emergency preparedness in skilled nursing facilities (SNF) throughout the state. Managed by the team at the Arizona Health Care...