What are the three biggest challenges facing long-term care? To borrow a familiar punch line from the real estate sector, they are staffing, staffing and staffing.
Companies dedicated to skin care have a long track record of innovating, but few things have ignited a greater sense of urgency than the staffing shortages plaguing so many long-term care providers.
On a mission to serve: Buckeye Care’s Brian Dutiel
By
John Roszkowski
Jul 07, 2023
As administrator of Buckeye Care and Rehabilitation in Lancaster, OH, and pastor of a local church, Brian Dutiel is always willing to lend a helping hand to other people.
SNF ownership focus heats up
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 09, 2023
Top law officers from 18 states added their voices to a White House proposal to increase public reporting of nursing home ownership and related party information.
60 Seconds with … Bob Lane, president and CEO of the ACHCA
By
Robert Lane
Jun 09, 2023
You’ve recently brought back ACHCA’s Nursing Home Administrator Certification program. What has the interest been like so far?
Ask the care expert … about staff training
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Jun 09, 2023
Q: I am a new nurse leader. I just discovered no staff training had been done for 10 months before I arrived, two months ago. I am only one person. How can I do all of this alone?
Ask the wound care expert … about antibiotic stewardship
By
Fatima Naqvi, MD
Jun 09, 2023
Q: What is the role of antibiotic stewardship in post-operative wound healing for patients of sub-acute and long-term care facilities?
Sarcopenia increases risk of death among DFU patients
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 09, 2023
Sarcopenia, or age-related loss of muscle mass, is an independent risk factor for mortality in patients with diabetic foot ulcers, researchers have found.
Working sick, at night rachets up staff distress
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 09, 2023
Workers without paid sick leave (3.9%) were more likely to experience serious psychological distress than those with paid sick leave, the CDC found.