Mother Nature pummels New York City area yet again, forcing nursing home evacuations
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 08, 2012
The residents of four New York City-area adult health care facilities, who were not evacuated for Hurricane Sandy, were forced to move Tuesday before a new storm hit the area Wednesday. State and city...
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.
CMS issues full Sandy waivers
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 06, 2012
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued blanket waivers that include skilled nursing providers. That means long-term care facilities in New York and New...
Hurricane Sandy delivered a wallop – and a troubling reminder about life’s uncertainties
By
John O'Connor
Nov 05, 2012
We humans tend to be creatures of habit. Most of us like to develop daily routines and stick with them. This approach has its benefits. It saves a lot of time that would otherwise be wasted sorting out...
Nursing homes’ steep climb to public trust
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 13, 2012
I’ll let you in on a secret: Most of the time, the long-term care business press is, if not always on your side, at least sympathetic to your plight.
Following Hurricane Sandy, drug makers get back to business
Nov 07, 2012
The typical long-term care resident requires eight or more medications daily. So with Hurricane Sandy ripping through the pharmaceutical corridor last week, many operators were rightfully concerned about...
LTC operators exercise caution, implement plans for Hurricane Sandy
By
McKnight's Staff
Oct 30, 2012
As waves pounded the Eastern Seaboard on Monday due to Hurricane Sandy, long-term care facilities put their disaster response plans to work.
The Boston Marathon explosions: Turn off the dayroom TV
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Apr 16, 2013
I was hoping not to have occasion to write another column about tragedy so soon, but the terrible events at the Boston Marathon on Monday compel me to focus on the amount of information we provide to residents...
Organizational issues to consider in disaster planning
By
Betty Norman
Mar 01, 2013
Just as Hurricane Katrina prompted discussion about emergency preparedness in 2005, Superstorm Sandy has re-ignited talks in the senior living communities about their ability to respond to disasters. When...
How to get prepared for the next Sandy
By
Bruce Baron
Nov 26, 2012
A big part of a disaster management plan is asking how your facility will communicate with families, residents and staff.