Adverse events and the culture of fear in long-term care
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 04, 2014
The government report on adverse events in post-acute care that was released yesterday shines a light on issues of real concern. However, as long-term care stakeholders and regulators consider the implications...
Non-profit nursing homes offer advantages
By
Matthew Gallardo
Sep 18, 2014
Knowing the right questions to ask and the right characteristics to look for are vital for potential residents and family to making a better and more informed choice. Potential customers, however, may...
Who is ready for 2016?
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 06, 2012
I imagine, no matter their political affiliation, there’s one thing that vendors in long-term care and politician operatives can agree on: This fall has felt like a marathon. Only the well energized...
‘Tis the (festive) season in long-term care
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 17, 2012
October is for many of us in the long-term care field what December is to others.
He’s seen the light on name change
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 24, 2011
When the news release opened up on my computer screen, I had come to the realization: I’ve converted.
Overcoming impostor syndrome at LeadingAge
By
Julie Thorson
Nov 03, 2014
Being selected to participate in the 2015 LeadingAge Leadership Academy was quite a surprise to me this summer. I applied thinking there was little chance I would be accepted. Fortunately, I was, and I’m...
LeadingAge gets a 911 call
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 24, 2012
You could soak up plenty of what you’d want to hear at a conference Monday at the LeadingAge PEAK Leadership Summit: discussions ranging from leadership and policy to payments.
Thinking like a hospital
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 21, 2013
A provider conference session this week was called “Using War Games to Cope in Uncertain Times.” Its subtitle could have been “Act Like a Long-Term Care Organization, Think Like a Hospital.”
No rockets’ red (or blue) glare
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 29, 2012
Like sitting in a tub of hot cocoa on the shore of an enchanted mountain lake while listening to a choir of violin-wielding angels. That’s about how it felt to spend some quality time last week at...
Regardless of fiscal cliff outcome, funding cuts loom
By
John O'Connor
Nov 26, 2012
We’re hearing much out of Washington these days about the looming fiscal cliff. Assessments about its impact run the gamut from no big deal to very big deal. As is usually the case, the truth is...