Kim Warchol, OTR/L Founder, Dementia Care Specialists Inc.
Honor your greatest assets
By
Todd Ramio
Aug 01, 2008
Where there’s a nursing home there is drama, and where there is drama, there is a nursing home. If you don’t have drama, count your blessings.
Hands say a lot about us
Nov 01, 2008
William L. “Larry” Minnix, Jr. President and CEO, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
A palliative care focus
By
Diane E. Meier, M.D., FACP
Feb 01, 2015
Palliative care, specialized medical care focused on treating the symptoms and stress of serious illness, should be the standard of practice for all elderly people in skilled care settings.
Ask, ‘What’s up, Doc?’
Nov 01, 2009
As an administrator, have you critiqued your medical director’s notes?
Avoid payment denial
Nov 01, 2009
Medicare payment to skilled nursing facilities is a vital part of many facilities’ fiscal stability. But now post-payment reviews are putting that resource at risk
Fond memories of John
Jul 01, 2011
Darlene Nice, MSW, LCSW, Director of Social Services, The Lutheran Care at Moorestown, ( NJ)
The Real Nurse Jackie: Keeping it real
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 01, 2011
Like the fictional Showtime “Nurse Jackie,” I do have a bad back, ironically have two brunette daughters, and will get in anyone’s face — doctor, family member, surveyor, government...
Sometimes the real issue is avoiding embarrassment
Sep 01, 2008
Embarrassment can be like a riddle, confounding our senses and reason. While the choices might not be so painful as fighting off wild animals, the pain vs. shame decisions are made quite often in the long-term...