Moment’s after each Super Bowl, a jubilant football player shouts, “I’m going to Disneyland!” Recently I had an opposite realization.
Ask the wounds expert … about wounds with terminal illness
By
Fatima Naqvi, MD
Jun 07, 2024
How do acute and chronic wounds appear with worsening of acute or terminal illness?
60 Seconds with author Jenny Abeling
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 07, 2024
Why did you want to write “A Kids Book About Long-Term Care” and why now?
Ask the legal expert … about contracted state surveyors
By
Norris Cunningham
Mar 04, 2024
I read that the Office of Inspector General is going to audit CMS oversight of states’ use of contractors to conduct nursing home surveys. Why is this needed?
Leaders want tech to support occupancy growth: report
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 12, 2024
Workforce management technologies that put employees in the spotlight and help long-term care providers improve occupancy rates are of utmost importance to senior care leaders, a new survey finds.
On-demand payments help healthcare workers’ finances
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 01, 2024
Healthcare workers who leverage the earned wage access solution DailyPay reduce their credit card debt, pay fewer late fees on bills, use payday loans less often and pay fewer overdraft fees.
How to do it… Financing survival
By
John Hall
Apr 12, 2024
Operators have had a rough couple of years navigating through a pandemic and the costly staffing and workforce challenges that have followed. There are plenty of reasons for financial instability. There...
How to do it … A stronger infection control approach
By
John Hall
Jan 31, 2024
In the wake of the biggest public health emergency in over a century, any edge these critical professionals can get is crucial for creating a stronger infection prevention program.
Ask the care expert … about infection prevention resources for families
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Feb 01, 2024
As a new infection preventionist at our skilled care facility, what information should I be giving the families when someone is admitted to make them more aware of their own responsibilities with infection...
Ask the nursing expert … about infection preventionist hours
By
Amy Stewart
Mar 05, 2024
How many hours should we give our infection preventionist?