As we all prepare for the upcoming Phase 2 Requirements of Participation with an increased focus on comprehensive person-centered care planning, we could all learn a few things from my in-laws.
Caregiver Unburdened
By
Renee Kinder
Jun 07, 2018
Being a CNA, nurse, or therapist is also a big job requiring us to make decisions daily on when to care and when to allow those we serve to demonstrate their independence with tasks.
Standing tall for veterans
By
Renee Kinder
Nov 09, 2017
Procedural memory is a fascinating mechanism, a construct of long-term memory and is the form of memory which “we learn by doing,” including singing, riding a bike — and saluting, for some.
When the patient plot thickens
By
Renee Kinder
Apr 13, 2017
We had a plan. We should have known better.
RCS-I: Where will your rehab patients fall?
By
Renee Kinder
Jul 06, 2017
With the shift from volume in RUGs IV to a goal of value and patient characteristics in RCS-I, rehab providers should ask themselves a number of frank questions.
Therapy plans shouldn’t be written in stone
By
Renee Kinder
Apr 12, 2018
What is your preferred writing tool? Pen? Pencil? Do you take notes in color? Use highlighters? I’m sure I’m not the only one judging you by this.
Who takes your cake?
By
Renee Kinder
Oct 25, 2018
We all know that the strongest team members are not often the most vocal. They may be the quietest, working behind the scenes, but focused always with a plan in mind, and a smile on their face.
Whose story does your therapy documentation tell?
By
Renee Kinder
Mar 02, 2018
Therapy documentation should tell a story.
Restraint-free, sounds good to me
By
Renee Kinder
Aug 31, 2017
Thursday, Aug. 17 was more than just the first day of school for my children. With all five now in school, it was the first day in 10 years during which we did not have a child at home.
Treat yourself to a person-directed 2018
By
Renee Kinder
Jan 18, 2018
In case it hasn’t registered yet, the cultural shift from provider-directed care to person-directed care has carried over effectively into the updated state survey processes being implemented secondary...