Alternative facts are alive and well in long-term care
By
John O'Connor
Sep 23, 2022
There sure seem to be a lot of alternative facts floating around when it comes to the long-term care sector, as evidenced by a hearing put on last week by the House Subcommittee of the Coronavirus Crisis.
Superdodger or just lucky?
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Sep 20, 2022
Some people don’t get the viruses that run rampant in their families, their SNFs, their neighborhoods, or in their cities. According to the CDC, more than 80% of children under 18 have had COVID-19 at...
Up from the ashes
By
Gary Tetz
Sep 08, 2022
With the president of AHCA predicting a difficult 2023, it confirmed just how tough a slog the road back from the darkest days of the pandemic will likely continue to be for long-term care. But if we’re...
Rising costs and the need for growth, Part 1
Aug 31, 2022
[Partner content] In episode 1 of this two part-Spoonful of Sugar podcast, you will hear from industry legend Robert G. Kramer as he talks through the impact of higher operating costs in long-term care....
A new anti-bullying campaign?
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 02, 2022
You see them everywhere. Anti-bullying campaigns. People are bullied for just about anything. For looking different, for different beliefs, for sexual orientations, for race, creed, color, religion, etc. ...
‘Cracked’ and ‘broken’: Buffy Lloyd-Krejci on nursing home infection prevention
Aug 02, 2022
During the darkest days of the pandemic, Buffy Lloyd-Krejci, DrPH, CIC, traveled to nursing homes across the US to assess their infection control practices and help them adopt protective strategies. What...
Walking on sunshine
By
Gary Tetz
Jul 28, 2022
A cheery good morning from Portland, OR — or as I affectionately call it, the surface of the sun. It’s a million degrees outside, day and night. The heat is constant and oppressive, and none...
‘God chose me for a reason’ — an LTC leader’s courage in facing cancer, global pandemic
By
Jennifer Jasper
Jul 27, 2022
I have been a licensed nursing home administrator since 2004, now in two states. I moved to the great state of North Carolina in 2019 and began practicing at a Principle LTC facility, Piney Grove Nursing...
The season of invisible scars
By
Julie Thorson
Jul 20, 2022
Wanna make a bet? I’ll bet you most people couldn’t care less that we are still in a public health emergency. The field that is very aware of this extension, is without a doubt, long-term care. But...
Help for nursing homes? All we hear are crickets
By
Brendan Williams
Jul 11, 2022
Nursing homes were an early epicenter of the pandemic, as they were especially vulnerable to viral respiratory transmission due to chronic state Medicaid underfunding that kept infrastructure aged and...