Many efforts to implement best practices in healthcare settings concede one fundamental universal truth: Successful change doesn’t happen in a vacuum. When it comes to implementing infection control...
Regulatory, reimbursement fears dominate SNF industry
By
John Hall
Feb 02, 2020
Nursing homes welcomed 2020 in all-too- familiar territory: A looming regulatory and reimbursement climate of uncertainty.
COVID-19 alters usual ways of approaching infections
By
John Hall
Jun 01, 2020
From antibiotics to hand hygiene, clinical experts are rethinking the way they handle this new pathogen.
How to do it … Job growth amid COVID-19
By
John Hall
Nov 01, 2020
With all that has transpired, it may surprise some people that anyone is thinking about “ordinary” pre-pandemic issues. But for those looking beyond a time when COVID-19 is no longer a household acronym,...
How to do it… Vibrant and relevant development for staff
By
John Hall
Nov 01, 2021
The pandemic is changing the dynamics of on-the-job learning in long-term care.
Feature: Consultant pharmacists can be one of a long-term care provider’s best resources
By
John Hall
Feb 05, 2019
As adverse drug events and medication errors are more often linked as a major culprit for costly rehospitalizations, some inside long-term care are beginning to see their consultant pharmacist as a vital...
Pandemic creates difficult financial terrain for SNFs
By
John Hall
Nov 01, 2020
Providers confront challenges, from low occupancy to earnings losses, but opportunities beckon as well.
Info tech companies scramble to solve LTC workforce crisis
By
John Hall
May 01, 2022
The right information technology could be key to attacking the workforce issues confounding the sector today: talent acquisition, engagement, credentialing, scheduling, time and attendance and more.
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?
McKnight’s Roundtable: How providers achieve balance in unbalanced times
By
John Hall
Jan 04, 2019
Few issues can throw a senior care provider off center more than the unexpected retirement of a valued nursing director, the loss of a beloved nursing aide to an outside employer, or a series of futile...