October 1, 2011, is the day that an 11.1 percent reduction in Medicare payments to SNFs is implemented. It’s when we really begin feeling the pain. Read More »
In PHI’s recent effort to document how LTC employers are investing in their direct-care workers (a project funded by the Hitachi Foundation), we Read More »
Increased competition is a challenge for providers in all segments of the LTC industry. The growth in competition requires that providers communicate Read More »
Hiring is often a flip of the coin. In my experience, we strive to hire great people and often they are less than desirable. But every once in a Read More »
Many assisted living facilities are experiencing higher vacancies since the economy and the housing market crashed in 2008. Long considered a Read More »
Group purchasing organizations (GPOs) have been around for a long time. The first healthcare GPO for hospitals was created in 1910 by the Hospital Read More »
When one of the nation's largest senior living companies is getting 25 percent of its leads from online senior placement and other referral Read More »
On Orchard Cove’s skilled-nursing floor, urinary tract infections and pressure ulcers have become rare occurrences and medication usage is down. Read More »
The heat is on both literally and figuratively as we move into the height of summer. Healthcare providers have sweated out weeks of speculation over Read More »
Many people wouldn't dream of reserving a hotel room without first checking the customer lodging reviews on TripAdvisor.com. Nor would they purchase Read More »
Clients and attendees of our training programs are always asking, How do we get in to see hospital case managers, physicians and other healthcare Read More »
You know the drill: It’s ratings week for your local television news stations and that means the most sensational stories will be featured—local Read More »
Managers in long-term care facilities have multiple responsibilities in the governance and operation of their organizations, and they therefore have Read More »
Marianna Kern Grachek, CNHA, CALA, FACHCA John Pratt, MHA, FACHCA All nursing home administrators and many assisted living administrators must be Read More »
A lot of product releases and vendor promises float into Long-Term Living's office inboxes each day, almost all of them with labels of uniqueness. Read More »
“You saved my life,” a Redstone Highlands' staff member once exclaimed to John Dickson, president and CEO of this faith-based, not-for-profit Read More »
Aging is another step in the developmental journey of each person. At the Erickson School, we teach that there is still growth in the late stages Read More »
The importance of the long-term care (LTC) mission and this hyperintensive regulatory environment requires constant vigilance and hard work. As Read More »
Picture used with permission from Orkin Commercial Services. It comes out at night to gorge on human blood. It prefers unpleasant, uncomfortable Read More »
Healthcare reform and other changes in the marketplace are having a significant effect on rehabilitation service providers. In addition to factors Read More »
Drivers Bill Och (left) and Dave Bramer keep The Peaks' vehicles in good condition while juggling the demands of busy schedules and dependent Read More »
Long-term care professionals are using a variety of approaches to streamline work within the MDS 3.0 assessment process implemented last October. Read More »
With passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Congress mandated nursing home compliance above and beyond the annual surveys Read More »
The core of “succession” is the word “success.” An effective board knows that changes in the CEO are inevitable through retirement, illness, death, Read More »
Old age is a stage of life in which people are still developing. The Erickson School teaches that organizations that embrace and enact this Read More »
Part one of a two-part series on data security measures Whether or not it was ever intended, healthcare providers these days are responsible for Read More »
I am on a mission as usual. I walk quickly toward my office, across the crowded lobby of the nursing home where I am Director of Nursing, having just Read More »
One of the things I love best about being a DON is, if I take the time to listen, I can learn great lessons from my certified nursing assistants. Read More »
As noted in the September 2010 issue of Long-Term Living (“Old law-New problem,” p. 32), the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division has Read More »
