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Fresh Takes on Activity Planning
With innovative technology, a focus on the individual needs of a resident within a community setting, and the progression to a new generation of elders coming to facilities, the old methods of motivating, exercising, and soothing residents is yesterday’s news.
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Making a New Life, One Step at a Time
With a year-long tenure at Manchester Manor, a post-hospital rehabilitation and long term nursing care center in Manchester, Conn., Tadese is among the newest members of the team.
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A Story of Survival
Paradise, Calif., was anything but its name on Nov. 8 when an intense forest fire brought tragedy to the town.
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Creating a Positive Space by Responding to Staff
It is frustrating for the nurse leader to feel like he or she is doing so much for the team, only for everything to go downhill. But what to do?
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Time to Toss the Old MDS-RAI Manuals and Prevent Revenue Losses
Do you still refer to a dusty 2011 version of the minimum data set resident assessment instrument (MDS-RAI) manual to refer to or train staff with?
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The Quality Forum: What is the likely impact of PDPM on quality?
With implementation of the patient-driven payment model (PDPM) around the corner, there is much being written about the virtues of basing payment on clinical characteristics and the reduced administrative burden of fewer assessments.
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