Workforce issues continue to plague stressed providers
By
John Hall
Sep 01, 2021
With wage pressures building, will staff stay on as skilled nursing finances reach the breaking point?
Dialing up a big smile
By
Gary Tetz
Sep 01, 2021
I saw the weirdest thing today. A guy got out of a car in front of a long-term care facility I was visiting, smiling from ear to ear.
Thanks to COVID, unions are primed for an upswing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 01, 2021
I’ve been a union member twice in my life, both times at jobs where I didn’t understand their potential power or how their work might have benefitted me.
Straight talk on some vaccine mandate ‘bunk’
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2021
As various deadlines approach or pass for long-term care employees to get COVID-19 vaccinations, it’s obvious that the topic is hot unlike any other.
The short shift for LTC?
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2021
Workplace scheduling as we knew it will never be the same. For that, we can thank COVID-19.
How to do it … Make bath time a safer time
By
John Hall
Sep 01, 2021
COVID not only upended lives, but for thousands of nursing home residents, it washed away the kinds of daily routines and rituals that help instill calm and order. Bathing practices were no exception,...
Ask the legal expert: How do you suggest we handle powers of attorney executed by our residents?
By
John Durso
Sep 01, 2021
How do you suggest we handle powers of attorney executed by our residents? Who should gather the powers of attorney and where should they be stored? How should we follow them to avoid liability?
Digital edition of July/August 2021 issue
Jul 03, 2021
Read the digital edition of the July/August 2021 print issue here. Select excerpts from this month’s magazine can also be found below.
Fixing PDPM could be costly
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 01, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must consider the pandemic’s broad impact on skilled nursing patients and resulting Medicare payments before toying with Patient Driven Payment Model rates,...
60 seconds with … Jennifer Stelter
Jul 01, 2021
Jennifer Stelter, Psy.D., CDP, Chief Engagement Officer Resident Engagement Institute