A thought leader who’s in on the joke
Many long-term care organizations now find themselves entering the strategic planning season. They’d do well to listen to Bob Kramer.
LTC: Seize on opportunity as senators support palliative care access
On June 17, 2022, Senators Rosen (D-NV), Barrasso (R-WY) and Fischer (R-NE) sent a letter to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) asking it to support access to palliative care wherever...
How historic Medicaid funding success in Pennsylvania can be replicated
Pennsylvania providers won the Medicaid funding “lottery” and operators elsewhere can too.
Rolling out the red carpet for robots
Given recent news, award presentations at future long-term care conventions might have a new twist. “And now, please put your hands together for our Frontline Caregiver of the Year: Arti3000, a tireless...
Hreben named COO of Peace Care
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace has appointed Kyle Hreben, MBA, LNHA, chief operating officer of Peace Care, Inc.
Human-computer interaction
In my last post, I mentioned having worked on both sides of the fence as a full-time employee with a single organization and as a consultant where I went between many different client sites to implement...
Pay attention to this case: County nursing homes face potential for increased liability
I wanted to bring to your attention an important case that, while it may not directly affect your facility, potentially may show the increased degradation of nursing home rights. It also may signal the...
Practical steps to prepare our ‘careforce’ for the now normal
Services and support for our frailest, oldest adults need to evolve and improve. We need your leadership – now and into the future – to anticipate and embrace change, to help with the continued healing...
Providers already have the answers to their staffing problems — if they know where to look
Long-term care providers can win the recruiting battle for workers by using current staff members’ own observations to better build their “employee brand,” advises a top consultant, former administrator...
Help for nursing homes? All we hear are crickets
Nursing homes were an early epicenter of the pandemic, as they were especially vulnerable to viral respiratory transmission due to chronic state Medicaid underfunding that kept infrastructure aged and...
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