Projects
Filter by Topics
Where are the germs in long-term care?
Healthcare environments including long-term care facilities are notorious harborers of bacteria (MRSA, VRE, C. difficile,…
Making progress one step at a time
I got to know Janeen (pseudonym) when she was my roommate more than a year…
A cliffhanger for long-term care
Is it just me, or does it feel to you, too, as if the long-term…
Brain fitness, risk and safety
I have read a great deal about ways to promote “brain fitness.” Implicit in all…
Thinking outside the box
One day in 1941, George de Mestral returned from hunting in the Swiss Alps. He…
Remembering your community’s first responders this holiday season
The holiday season of 2012 is here faster than I believe any of us ever…
3 marketing strategies in response to the Affordable Care Act
President Barack Obama’s reelection ensured that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will be fully implemented…
Vitamin D and me
A few months ago when my doctor began weaning me off an antidepressant I had…
Reducing antipsychotic medications? Try these behavioral interventions
With the recent focus on reducing antipsychotics in long-term care and substituting behavioral interventions, facilities…
Michigan moves forward with culture change
Michigan has made a commitment to culture change. Using civil monetary penalty funds, the Michigan…
OIG alleges rampant skilled nursing billing errors
Skilled nursing facility (SNF) operators greeted last week with a bombshell launched by the Office…
LTC industry seeks to avert fiscal cliff
The long-term care industry, concerned about the impact of potentially devastating “fiscal cliff” federal funding…








