Do you, my beloved long-term care friends, ever review the MyChart notes after you visit your doctor? I just did, and I highly recommend it. They can be entertaining and illuminating, offering deeper insights...
CMS guides on exempted staff
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2022
Providers were eagerly consulting guidance on precautions to take with COVID-19 vaccine- exempt workers in the days leading up to a federal mandate’s final deadline.
Hoping for a new survey day
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 01, 2022
After two years in pandemic mode, many skilled nursing providers are still hoping for a routine visit from surveyors. Thousands need a fresh chance to improve ratings.
How to do it … Best bathing practices despite staff shortages
By
John Hall
Mar 01, 2022
Workforce shortages continue to challenge skilled providers in many areas, and patient bathing isn’t exempt. In spite of all the disruption, however, COVID-19 has revealed the resilience of staff and...
Stained glass beauty extends 14 miles
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 01, 2022
Salvaged stained glass windows from a now-closed nursing home have helped transform another facility’s chapel — 14 miles away.
Todd Beesley: LTC’s Swiss Army knife
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 01, 2022
Todd Beesley, Director of Human Resources, Diakonos Group
Editor’s Desk | Time to report vaccine mandate’s damage
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2022
I think as a long-term care professional, it gets even simpler: Everybody just wants to be heard.
Ask the wound care expert: Are pressure injuries a designated public health issue?
By
Jeffrey M. Levine, M.D., AGSF
Feb 01, 2022
Q: Since pressure injuries occur in all healthcare settings caring for vulnerable adults, are they a designated public health issue?
Skilled nursing recovery hangs in the balance as life with COVID takes shape
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 01, 2022
As U.S. skilled nursing providers approach the two-year anniversary of COVID-19’s deadly beginnings, they’re looking for a fresh start. But will they be able to find it in a year during which any major...
Editor’s Desk | A vivid reminder how we’re all in this together
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2022
When word spread in early September about a trio of Maine nursing homes announcing their pending closures, a lot of media outlets and special interest groups put a spotlight on them.