Infection is a significant problem for many long-term care facilities. Exposure to pathogens such as C. diff., MRSA, influenza and others can be life-threatening for seniors whose immune systems may be compromised by other health issues. Providing a clean, safe and healthy living space is essential for good patient care and the success of your facility.
Angela Jalloh, the director of nursing at The Admiral in Chicago, IL, is always striving to learn more.
Members of a church in Illinois spent five days recently slinging burgers, flipping flapjacks and cranking out fried potatoes under the hot summer sun, but they won’t be keeping a dime of the proceeds.
The average professional spends 28% of the work day reading and answering email, according to a McKinsey analysis. That amounts to 2.6 hours spent and 120 messages received per day for the average full-time worker in America. Add in the fact that up to 75% of email these days comprises spam, junk and advertisements, it’s…
In less than 30 days, the long-term care industry will open for business under the most fundamental change to nursing home reimbursement since the prospective payment system was introduced 20-plus years ago. At the heart of the new Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is a comprehensive revision to the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI), the set of…
Every nursing home administrator probably has a favorite story of a resident whose state of health and happiness was transformed by experiencing the unconditional love of an animal. It’s universal, like the healing power of music. Usually it’s joy-dispensing dogs or cats that wander facilities, though I’ve seen a llama led from room to room…
While many sectors of the nation debate whether, and how, they could ever raise entry level wages to $15 per hour, it’s a non-factor for nursing home operator Illuminate HC. Why aim so low, its leaders figure. The pay rate is $17 per hour for certified nursing aides at the rapidly growing operator. When last…
Many things make long-term care unique. For one, you’d be hard pressed to find a sector where angels and devils intermingle so regularly. The angels in our midst are easy to spot, as their effervescence and glow gives them away. As for what unites them? That’s easy: They are all givers. In “The Second Mountain,”…
UTAH — Furniture, diapers, a barn door, landscaping materials and flowers for his wife were among the items former nursing home administrator Timothy Scott Claybaugh spent money on over the past two years. But the funds — close to $250,000 — came from embezzlement and laundering money from the Stonehenge of Orem, authorities said. Claybaugh,…
CONNECTICUT – Apple Rehab, a nursing home in Rocky Hill, CT, was under investigation by the state Department of Public Health after a Legionnaires’ outbreak. Two residents were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ and one later died, the state said in July. The facility’s water system has since had a chlorine treatment and further testing was underway,…
