Watching the Australian Open tennis tournament, where temperatures have been hovering around 110 degrees, has helped my recovery from the recent polar vortex. It’s also unexpectedly prompted me to...
A new approach to pharmacy services
By
Richard Scardina
Jun 23, 2010
Because of healthcare reform and other developments, long-term care providers need to consider a new pharmacy approach—one that focuses on medication management as opposed to just dispensing pills.
The gardener leader
By
Martie Moore
Apr 10, 2021
Many times, as leaders, we do the time-is-short, chaotic, we just need to get the work done thing.
Quick tips for rehab professionals
By
Matthew Mesibov
Kristy Wikum
Aug 16, 2019
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for high blood pressure in adults 18 years of age and older. Both the American Physical Therapy Association and American Occupational Therapy...
Profit over public health — again
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jan 12, 2016
With a lot of controversy, the 2016 Dietary Guidelines have just been published. Unfortunately, they constitute a slap in the face to the brilliant and hardworking 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee...
Opioids and senior care—the ripple effect
By
Terri Fagan, R.Ph
Melissa Chase
Oct 05, 2018
The opioid epidemic is one of the most serious challenges this country faces, with far-reaching effects that ripple deep into senior care. By leveraging the expertise and experience of pharmacy partners,...
Don’t underestimate the importance of marketing
By
Pam Selker Rak
Jan 25, 2010
Just because times are tough does not mean long-term care organizations should skimp on marketing. It’s important to view marketing as a long-range investment and not as just another expense.
Frontline, Emeritus and the question of empathy
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 20, 2013
It’s easier to have empathy for people if you know specific things about them. Long-term care providers know this, and it is behind many valuable programs to learn more about residents’ lives....
Therapists’ biggest battle of 2020 is not COVID-19
By
Renee Kinder
Aug 13, 2020
If we have learned anything during this pandemic it is that we cannot go at this alone.
The naked truth about COVID-19 priorities
By
James M. Berklan
May 08, 2020
Long-term care providers’ beseeching requests for more personal protective equipment are truly noble and necessary. But I have to say, they’re going about it all wrong.