People not following their doctors’ medication orders contributes to an estimated 125,000 deaths and 10% of hospitalizations per year, along with somewhere between $100 billion and $289 billion in...
Award winning advice on keeping employees engaged
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Apr 11, 2017
As a teenager I spent a few weeks one summer working at a very popular food stand at the Wisconsin State Fair. “Very popular” is an understatement — the stand serves thousands of people each...
When resident rights could be wrongs
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Apr 04, 2017
What happens when a resident’s wishes clash with the regulations with which long-term care providers must comply?
Keeping the glass half full
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Mar 29, 2017
If you need a little encouragement to stay positive next time something goes awry, look no further than this story from the New York Times.
Deathly serious: Time for more talking; odds not great without it
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Mar 21, 2017
For all the benefits that end-of-life care talks can bring, a new study indicates that even when such talks take place, patients’ preferences aren’t always understood or effectively communicated....
The hidden threat lurking in your facility
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Mar 14, 2017
I don’t mean to make your lives more difficult by adding another issue onto that pile, but according to a recent survey from the National Safety Council, there’s a problem plaguing American...
Multi-generational mixer builds great collegian-CCRC resident bonds
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Mar 07, 2017
From adding cheerleaders to finding backgammon partners and sharing farming advice, a collaboration project between a CCRC and Fresno State students has been a rousing success.
Why so blue?
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Feb 28, 2017
I’ve been in a fight with my computer monitor for the past couple of days. The screen was crisp and bright looking, but after a few hours I’d start getting a headache. I had been blaming that...
There’s another tsunami coming you probably haven’t thought about
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Feb 21, 2017
There’s a significant facet of the coming “silver tsunami” that most providers might be overlooking, according to a recently published report.
Change is coming: what to expect from Verma’s CMS
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Feb 14, 2017
With former Georgia Congressman Tom Price confirmed as the new head of the Department of Health and Human Services, it’s time to turn the focus on the person picked by President Donald Trump to helm...