A red-hot economy. More competition from the acute-care sector. Higher resident acuity. All of these factors, along with a leveling-off of salaries for leadership positions, have contributed to a situation...
Rules of engagement
By
Julie Williamson
Nov 01, 2013
Personalized programming is a hallmark of effective, enriching dementia care; providing what’s needed becomes easier by knowing habits and preferences.
The long view
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2008
Short-term therapy has received most of the buzz lately, but providers know long-termers keep them in good shape
Make it a clean sweep
By
John Hall
Aug 06, 2016
Laundry and housekeeping staff are key to survey success; they buff a provider’s record or can be the source of embarrassing, costly survey findings
A moving experience: Operators are reimagining spaces and designs to maximize possibilities for new therapy...
By
Meg LaPorte
May 08, 2018
Doing more with less is a near constant refrain that long-term and post-acute care providers hear with regard to business operations, reimbursement and even clinical care. It takes on a new, ahem, dimension...
Spreading too thin?
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 01, 2014
Lenders encourage facility operators to think twice before pursing alternative models of care; ‘jack-of-all-trades’ a challenging label to embrace
Give ’em a hand
By
Liza Berger
Aug 01, 2008
Some of the most important and underappreciated workers in long-term care are those in laundry and housekeeping
Getting wider, not bigger: An investment and planning recipe for survival before the big senior wave
By
John Hall
Nov 15, 2019
At first blush, expanding any business in a time of declining numbers of customers and sagging construction starts seems illogical. But it’s exactly what may help skilled nursing facilities thrive and...
Wounds unwelcome
By
John Andrews
Nov 01, 2013
As hospitals look for post-acute provider partners, skilled nursing operators must gauge their effectiveness at post-operative care and wound prevention
Skilled nursing facilities find new opportunities, new challenges with 60% rule
By
John Andrews
Apr 01, 2008
Since the reduction of the so-called 75% Rule to 60%, SNFs have to work even harder to attract Part A therapy residents