Don’t let residents throw their oral care under the bus
By
Joel Glicksman, D.D.S.
Jul 26, 2013
I hear it all the time: “I’m too old; I don’t want to fix my teeth.” Older patients easily give up on their oral health not realizing the importance of teeth to their overall health....
The reaction to ACOs? Ouch!
By
James M. Berklan
May 16, 2011
I haven’t heard them pronounced this way yet, but long-term care providers might want to consider it when it comes to ACOs. Instead of spelling it out, as in A-C-O, say it phonetically, as in “Ache-O.”
Alzheimer’s a tough nut to crack
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2009
If there is any subject that attracts readers’ attention it is Alzheimer’s disease. It seems that every story we publish about the disease–from any angle–finds its way to the “Most...
What should long-term care make of these scathing reviews?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 23, 2018
Two stories that resonated the most over the past year have been personal blogs from long-term care operators who have left the profession. That’s a very interesting fact.
Hearts always play a role
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 15, 2012
It’s true that sometimes life’s best pleasures are life’s simplest pleasures.
Chilling out
By
John O'Connor
Mar 11, 2008
Last week’s NIC Western Regional Symposium in Las Vegas was as good a place as any to take the market’s current temperature. Unfortunately, one didn’t need to step outside to notice a...
Nurse, will you hear me?
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jan 27, 2015
There was a recent New York Times op-ed piece titled “Doctor, Shut Up and Listen.” Basically, it took you through a case about a woman who was having symptoms of a rapid heartbeat and feeling...
Mosquitoes are active: What can you do?
By
Ron Harrison, Ph.D.
Jul 31, 2015
Some mosquitoes also carry a relatively new virus in the United States called chikungunya virus.
A pro-union move that will put ‘democracy’ to the test
By
John O'Connor
May 14, 2018
A newly proposed bill could give unions quite a boost. At your expense. Called the “Workplace Democracy Act,” don’t let the name fool you. From an operator’s perspective, there’s...
The lawsuits are coming! The lawsuits are coming!
By
John O'Connor
Jul 24, 2015
Given the nature of what they do, it’s not surprising that nursing homes sometimes find themselves targeted in lawsuits. Unfortunately, it appears that this discomforting reality is about to become...