Josy Dusabe, R.N., Director of Clinical Excellence, Vincentian Collaborative System
Three steps to achieve authentic resident engagement
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Dec 19, 2019
Since we started Linked Senior, our goal has always been about collaborating with older adults and their care partners so they can find purpose every day. In building our company we quickly understood...
A farewell tale
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 27, 2019
Thanks for the tales and tails.
Scattering seeds
By
Gary Tetz
Nov 15, 2018
It was my birthday yesterday — the same day I found out that Fernald, a World War II veteran and one of the wisest, bravest and most adorable people I’ve ever known, had passed away.
Isolated nurses and the crisis of LTC identity
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 25, 2017
A new English study is both interesting and concerning related to long-term care nurses. These nurses feel isolated and excluded compared to others in the healthcare profession, and that can have big implications...
Leadership through laughter
By
Julie Thorson
Mar 28, 2014
I am often reminded how lucky we are to come to work and experience something new, exciting, and fun every day. I’m sure you feel the same way. Our team laughs often, and many times we laugh quite...
How to avoid end-of-therapy pitfalls
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Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Oct 28, 2011
You are not required to offer therapy services on weekends under new MDS 3.0 changes instituted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. But you do have to be careful if you don’t.
Profile: Audrey Weiner – Never afraid to mix it up
By
Liza Berger
May 01, 2010
Audrey S. Weiner, President, CEO, Jewish Home Lifecare
Advisory panel targets ‘outsized profits’ for pharmacy benefit managers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 13, 2018
A new federal report examining ways to drive down drug pricing drew praise Monday from industry observers for criticizing a “lack of transparency” among the pharmacy benefit managers dominating...
LTC providers ‘win’ with new regs on drug repackaging, group says
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Jan 18, 2017
Guidance on medication repackaging recently published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is earning praise from one long-term care pharmacy group, which says the final guidelines help reduce drug-related...