What are the possibilities and opportunities for the future of long-term care? Phil Fogg, President/CEO of Marquis Companies and Consonus Healthcare and Board Chairman of AHCA/NCAL knows the issues that are being faced and sheds a light on how they can be solved. Now is the time to build back and improve our industry and the care we provide.
As a provider of nursing home care and other services to more than 9,000 seniors and people with disabilities in New York City, ArchCare had to think out of the box when COVID first hit. The healthcare system, operated by the Catholic Archdiocese of New York, launched an ambitious and comprehensive infection control program called PROTECT. Now that the third year of living with COVID has been pressurized by rising cases of flu and RSV, the organization is leaning even more heavily on the princip...
Staffing shortages and high turnover rates are constant challenges across the sector. Unfortunately, COVID-19 has only made things worse. Nursing facilities have lost nearly a quarter million employees during the current pandemic. Given the direct correlation between staffing levels and adverse outcomes -- including increased mortality, hospitalizations, and ED visits -- how can facilities improve the safety and quality of care when workers can’t be had? Back by popular demand, we’ll discuss way...
Solving the nursing home sector’s ongoing staffing crisis can’t be just about filling open positions, says Sally Cantwell, the top recruiter at PACS, a management and consultant group supporting more than 150 nursing homes nationwide. Looking outside the box for candidates to meet local needs is only step one. Today’s recruitment and retention efforts also must be focused on identifying and building individuals’ interest in skilled nursing care, giving workers strong reasons to stay and equippin...
In this podcast, Marianne Longo, chief clinical officer of Help at Home, talks about how the company’s new Care Coordination segment uses data collection and care coordination to gain a full picture of clients’ physical, behavioral and social needs. She talks about developments — growth among dual eligibles and consumers’ desire to age in place — that have given rise to a program like this and why value-based payers are embracing it.
Minimum Data Set (MDS) expert Leah Klusch says now is the time for providers to shore up processes to best deal with big MDS changes that will hit in 2023. She shares ways to avoid losing as much as $60 per patient day in this podcast moderated by McKnight’s Executive Editor James M. Berklan. Follow us on twitter: @mcknightsltcn www.mcknights.com...
In this podcast, Andy Edeburn, consultant with Elder Dynamics, and Lindsey Sand, vice president of population for Knute Nelson, talk about the significance of population health in healthcare today and how home care, which represents the lowest cost site of care, can help drive discussions on the topic. Knute Nelson’s new population health initiative in rural Minnesota called Connected Communities serves as a positive example of a value-based care arrangement. www.mcknightshomecare.com Follow us ...
If Indeed is the place you’re going to recruit home care and hospice staff, you’re probably missing out on top talent. That’s the word from Transcend Strategy Group CEO Stephanie Johnston. In this McKnight’s Home Care Newsmakers Podcast, Johnston offers up some unusual ways to find caregivers and keep them. www.mcknightshomecare.com Follow us on social media: Twitter: @McKHomeCare Facebook: McKnight's Home Care LinkedIn: McKnight's Home Care Instagram: mcknights_homecare...
The healthcare system appears to be failing those who are living with dementia, and the costs of this failure is significant. There is a lack of specialized knowledge and skills among caregivers and professional level staff, in spite of the fact that the aging population has such a significant number who are living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Creating a dementia capable workforce has been a goal of many for years, because it has the potential to make an extraordinary positive impact. I...
The home health field is poised for the release of the final home health rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Meanwhile, hospice providers are waiting on updated survey guidance, which will overhaul the public reporting process and create a special focus facilities program. National Association for Home Care & Hospice's (NAHC's) Calvin McDaniel, director of government affairs, and Davis Baird, director of government affairs, hospice, recently broke down the significanc...
Ben Unkle, CEO of Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay, discusses early advantage programs to expand the reach of a life plan community and also engagement and how it can help alleviate social isolation and loneliness in residents.
In today’s labor market, it’s easy to see why skilled nursing providers are tempted to throw money at any potential employee and especially those applying for hard-to-fill positions. But when it comes to key roles, those recruits are getting smarter about asking for the intangibles that really matter when it comes to hiring and retention, says Julie Osborne, a seasoned hiring expert and director of recruitment for national healthcare search firm LeaderStat. With directors of nursing and other nu...
Staffing shortages and high turnover rates are constant challenges across the sector. Unfortunately, COVID-19 has only made things worse. Nursing facilities have lost nearly a quarter million employees during the current pandemic. Given the direct correlation between staffing levels and adverse outcomes -- including increased mortality, hospitalizations and ED visits -- how can facilities improve the safety and quality of care when workers can’t be had? Back by popular demand, we’ll discuss ways...
In this podcast, Carrie Coumbs, senior strategic adviser for TruBlue, talks about making homes safer for seniors, TruBlue's partnership with The Helper Bees and why the evolution in technology marks the biggest change in her career. www.mcknightshomecare.com Follow us on social media: Twitter: @McKHomeCare Facebook: McKnight's Home Care LinkedIn: McKnight's Home Care Instagram: mcknights_homecare...
Kristine Theurer, PhD, discusses a new model to address mental health challenges such as loneliness and social isolation in long-term care residents, which were highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society just marked its 100th anniversary, but its leaders are looking forward to a future in long-term care that will, in many ways, look much different. Now the nation’s largest not-for-profit senior living organization (when ranked by nursing care beds), Good Sam is advocating for legislative change, making investments in people and technology and depending on the call of mission to help it thrive for years to come. “We’re constantly looking for people who ...
The traditional home care business model is broken, says Arosa CEO Ari Medoff. Low wages and a system that punishes workers when a client passes away or leaves home care must be fixed. In this McKnight’s Home Care Newsmakers Podcast , Medoff talks about attracting, training, and treasuring home care workers. www.mcknightshomecare.com Follow us on social media: Twitter: @McKHomeCare Facebook: McKnight's Home Care LinkedIn: McKnight's Home Care Instagram: mcknights_homecare...
ADVION is the new name of the successful post-acute ancillary services provider group formerly named NASL. Executive Vice President Cynthia Morton explains what the name means, and how the group has evolved its mission. She joins McKnight’s Executive Editor James M. Berklan in this enlightening discussion with one of long-term care’s most prized lobbying organizations. Follow us on twitter: @mcknightsltcn www.mcknights.com Follow ADVION on twitter: @NASLdc...
Landmark Health CEO Chris Johnson believes the more the merrier when it comes to big firms like CVS Health and Amazon pushing healthcare into the home. Landmark has been doing that for chronically ill seniors for nearly a decade. In this McKnight’s Home Care Newsmakers Podcast, Johnson talks about how moving healthcare into the home can improve the healthcare system and reduce costs. www.mcknightshomecare.com Follow us on social media: Twitter: @McKHomeCare Facebook: McKnight's Home Care LinkedI...
Lutheran Senior Services in September hired its first chief experience officer. It’s a new role for the massive Missouri provider, and one almost unheard of in long-term care. So what exactly is this new kind of CEO? Beth Rusert is now tasked with ensuring staff, residents and community members have positive experiences however they come into contact with LSS, a not-for-profit organization providing Life Plan communities, affordable housing and other services in Missouri. LSS President and Chief...
In long-term care, few infections are potentially more dangerous than tuberculosis. Failing to detect a TB case among residents could prove deadly -- but many long-term care providers are still under-testing for TB. During this podcast, Theresa Watts PhD, RN, MPH, CPH, assistant professor at Orvis School of Nursing will discuss key strategies to reduce the risk of active TB in long-term care facilities. Instituting a comprehensive TB prevention program can get workers in the door faster and keep...
Home care has become one of the most popular nonmedical supplemental benefits offered by Medicare Advantage plans, but some agencies complain about the challenges of working with those plans. healthAlign tries to smooth that path by acting as a match-maker for providers and MA plans. In this McKnight’s Home Care Newsmakers Podcast healthAlign CEO Andy Friedell talks about how home care agencies can benefit from a changing Medicare Advantage landscape. www.mcknightshomecare.com Follow us on socia...
Thrive Personalized Medical Rehabilitation CEO Brad Haber discusses why he is championing a “more modern,” clinically complex approach to long-term care. He joins McKnight’s Executive Editor James M. Berklan to discuss the resources, strategies and clinical relationships needed to capitalize on this “sure thing” market. Follow us on twitter: @mcknightsltcn www.mcknights.com Follow Thrive on twitter: @ThriveRehab thriveahead.com...
Thanks to COVID-19 and rapidly rising inflation, operators must now pay more than ever for virtually everything. In episode 2 of this two-part Spoonful of Sugar podcast, industry legend Robert G. Kramer will address how and why operators must grow to succeed. He’ll address influencers that support growth and expansion moving forward -- and how facilities can take advantage to improve care, occupancy and the bottom line.
Join industry veteran Andrew Sfreddo, head of Blueprint ’s recently launched Behavioral Healthcare group , to hear how his team plans to deliver for clients and operators in the behavioral healthcare space and add to Blueprint’s track record of more than $8 billion in transaction volume in fewer than 10 years. Blueprint is a Chicago-based healthcare real estate advisory firm specializing in seniors housing and care, medical office, capital markets and behavioral healthcare....
We’re live from the NIC Fall 2022 Conference in Washington, DC, where lenders and operators gather to make deals and get ahead of changing economic conditions. In this episode, Jessica Johnson, manager of healthcare banking for BOK Financial, discusses how persistent inflation and rate increases are impacting the skilled nursing sector. It’s a quick-paced conversation on key topics ranging from acquisition trends to recession possibilities to workforce promises. This episode was recorded live at...
It’s no secret that recruiting and retaining employees is the senior living industry’s No. 1 challenge, and part of that challenge is planning for the next generation of leaders. Douglas Olson, PhD, the new president and CEO of the new Vision Centre, shares how the organization is working to tackle that challenge.
Value-based pay expert Fred Bentley says long-term care providers have great opportunities to start diversifying services and entering in more risk-based payment schemes. He shares what’s working and what the consequences are if providers sit on the sidelines in this podcast moderated by McKnight’s Executive Editor James M. Berklan. www.mcknights.com Follow us on twitter: @mcknightsltcn Connect with Fred on LinkedIn here , and ATI on LinkedIn here....
Is the U.S. economy headed for a recession? More than three-quarters of healthcare and life sciences leaders polled believe there is a greater than 50% chance that it is, according to a recent survey by business consulting firm KPMG. In this McKnight’s Home Care Daily Newsmakers Podcast, Kristin Pothier, KPMG’S global healthcare and life sciences deal advisory and strategy leader, offers home care providers strategies on developing an action to prepare for an economic downturn and even profit fr...
