Right now there are more than 101 inches of snow in Boston. Whether it’s a snow storm in New England or Minnesota, a tornado in Nebraska or a hurricane in the South, long-term care providers have...
The calm before the antipsychotics storm
By
James M. Berklan
May 30, 2012
If you’re a Daily McKnight’s reader, it’s a good thing. Otherwise, you might have never known that a federal measure calling for closer monitoring of antipsychotic drug use in nursing...
Disaster communication: A tale of two mothers-in-law
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Sep 26, 2017
Both of my mothers-in-law live in long-term care communities in Florida. One lives in a place that was excellent about how they communicated with family members before, during and after Hurricane Irma....
Helping your LTC community cope in the wake of Hurricane Sandy
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Nov 07, 2012
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, long-term care facilities may be wondering how to help their own residents, families, and staff members or those directly affected by this devastating storm.
What’s a nursing home operator to do? Make adjustments!
By
John O'Connor
Mar 26, 2018
Operators who can make some adjustments and ride out the current regulatory and operating storm might not just survive, but thrive.
ACOs, bundled payments, readmissions – oh my!
By
Dan Lindberg
Jun 08, 2015
Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are facing a perfect storm of regulatory changes that demand they provide a higher quality of care at a lower cost.
When blinding conditions open the eyes
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 27, 2016
It would be reasonable to think that a storm that caused dozens of deaths and the shutdown of federal government offices is a bad thing, a very bad thing. But you would be only half right.
Tough times for long-term care
By
Liza Berger
Oct 07, 2009
Could things get any gloomier? I hate to be a pessimist, but when you look at the landscape–from Medicare and Medicaid cuts to the shortcomings of the Five-Star Quality Rating System–the hits...
America’s finest people
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jan 26, 2016
Here we are again, with another record-breaking snowstorm … when the word SNOW is a four-letter word and just hearing it brings many of us to our knees (often to throw up in a panic in the bathroom!)
Credibility: The fundamental foundation of leadership
Mar 30, 2015
Think of credibility as having benefits similar to that of a house’s foundation during a huge storm. If the foundation is sound, then it will hold up against raging waters.