A mere couple of blogs ago, I shared my concern, based on excellent McKnight’s reportage, that seniors are becoming just as addicted to their devices as young people. That seemed shocking, given our...
The Walk
By
Julie Thorson
Aug 14, 2019
Just as many of you experience, we currently have a very challenging younger resident struggling with the impact of Alzheimer’s disease. She has early onset and it has aggressively attacked her. Any...
Way too mathematically challenged
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
May 01, 2018
Nursing shortages are nothing new, and they’re going to get worse. So why haven’t we adopted solutions that other countries have already? There ARE ways to get around this.
How to survive the likely shift to bundled payments
By
Anthony Laflen
Dec 14, 2016
Shifting the focus from the volume of services provided to the patient outcomes achieved is remarkably beneficial to both parties.
Treatment: Consistency in care too often missing
By
Martie Moore
Feb 18, 2015
Finding — and using — a standard method of assessment for both wound and pain management is critically important, as my experience with a friend with diabetes recently illustrated.
Better managing the Medicare Part A stay
By
Kris Mastrangelo, OTR, MBA, LNHA
Feb 21, 2012
Discharge planning is the key element in managing Medicare Part A length of stay. A home assessment can significantly affect the process.
Arbitration agreement case in Georgia: What to understand
By
Brannon Arnold and Rick Sager
Mar 22, 2017
A recent decision from the Supreme Court of Georgia makes clear that a plaintiff who brings a wrongful death claim against a decedent’s nursing home is bound by the arbitration agreement entered...
The urgent need for better grief support for SNF management
By
Frances M. Hawes, Ph.D.
Jul 31, 2023
Grief and loss are a natural part of life, and they are particularly prevalent in nursing homes where residents often have advanced age and multiple health conditions. Data from my recent research...
Inspirational yogurt and other motivation
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Sep 13, 2022
When I pulled off the yogurt lid and licked it clean (because that’s what we all do right?), I saw these words: “Try again.”
‘Keep it simple’ is just not in our nature
By
Steven Littlehale
Jun 28, 2021
I asked all the leadership at New Choice Nursing and Rehabilitation Center to bring me their department-specific resident assessment tools. They were to leave them on my desk by 5 p.m. When I returned...