Announcing the Elder Engagement Performance Improvement (EEPI) tool
By
Jennifer Stelter
Alisa Tagg
Charles de Vilmorin
Sep 16, 2021
The goal of the #ActivitiesStrong initiative is to acknowledge, educate and empower activity and life enrichment professionals in senior living communities. One way we’ve done this is by developing and...
Artificial Intelligence and neural networks, beyond your average key word reader
By
Renee Kinder
May 20, 2021
Mother’s Day in our household always arrives with excessive amounts of artwork, clay creations and the legendary “Top 10 Reasons Why I Love My Mom” letters. The sentences are always nicely structured...
Another COVID-19 symptom: Dueling liability decisions
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Feb 19, 2021
If you thought you had a clear read on how courts would interpret federal COVID-19 liability protections, think again. After a set back last fall, there appears to be some good news for providers after...
‘Love hurts’ and sometimes so do averages
By
Steven Littlehale
Jul 23, 2018
Averages can help or hinder your evaluation of performance. Adding a few additional pieces of data can really support your efforts to properly see opportunity and manage risk.
What’s in a primary diagnosis?
By
Rajeev Kumar, M.D.
Apr 14, 2020
Have you ever walked out of a restaurant after a filling meal with an empty feeling in your stomach? I have. It is the feeling one gets after eating sushi without wasabi, Korean food without kimchi, and...
Will a new ‘gig worker’ law drive contractors to extinction?
By
Diane Marie O’Malley, Esq.
Nov 08, 2019
Earlier this year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill reducing an employer’s ability to classify a worker as an independent contractor. The question everyone in senior care — those...
‘American Idol’ meets assisted living
By
Liza Berger
May 28, 2010
You can call them assisted living’s “idols.” About a dozen employees of assisted living facilities auditioned and won spots to sing a song commissioned by the Assisted Living Federation...
No more Rehab Medium RUG defaults
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Oct 08, 2013
Well, Oct. 1 has passed, and we’re all still hanging in. The biggest changes we saw to rehab were the addition of reporting co-treatment minutes on our billing logs and Section O on the MDS. And,...
Five-Star is anything but frozen
By
Steven Littlehale
Dec 13, 2017
The day after Thanksgiving, CMS further defined its intensions with the Five-Star Quality Rating System; more specifically how the new survey process and derivative data will be used in its calculation...
When man bites dog at the Alzheimer’s care facility
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 08, 2016
Here’s your long-term care “Man bites dog” story of the week.