Lisa Hardy, president and CEO of Emerald Communities, shares her thoughts on tacking workforce challenges at all levels of an organization—from recruiting and retention and pipeline development to succession planning—as well as leadership, the future of senior living, and having an all-women leadership team for the first time in Emerald's history.
Recent spikes in flu, COVID-19 and RSV cases have raised concerns of a “tripledemic” hitting this winter, a wave that could be especially harmful in skilled nursing facilities. Regional Nurse Consultant, Leslie Zimmerman-Black explains how providers should address this concern and encourage vaccination — particularly in light of the recent end to vaccine mandates for facility staff. “Continuing to educate and offer flexibility in administering … maybe it’s as simple as making those shots availab...
There is a serious care crisis facing the severely mentally ill, Joe McDonough, CEO of Innovive Health explained. These patients may be hospitalized 12 to 15 times in a year, and when they return home, there is not a safety net in place to help them manage their complex medical issues. The nurses of Innovive Health, a home care company, provide these patients with treatment plans, help them manage their medications and serve as case managers to assist them in navigating the healthcare system. Mc...
Kate Bertram, the new president and CEO of Christian Horizons Living, discusses the company's growth plans, how to foster a healthy organizational culture, and the past, present and future of senior living.
Empathy. Critical thinking skills. People management techniques that reduce friction with fellow employees. These are the kinds of soft skills that American Senior Communities is looking to strengthen with a broad new leadership development program. It goes beyond traditional career ladder and administrator-in-training programs to boost could-be leaders in a range of positions across the Indiana provider’s 100-plus facilities. The long-term goal is to build cohorts of workers who can ask tough q...
Innovators like Laguna are facing difficult healthcare conditions with labor shortages and economic slowdowns, to name a few. Still such headwinds could prove to be favorable in the home care space, Yoni Shtein, CEO and co-founder of Laguna said. He left a comfortable job in finance to start Laguna with co-founder Yael Adam after his mother-in-law died during a post-hospital discharge. He sees Laguna, which uses technology to improve outcomes for older adults going from the hospital to home, as ...
Speakers: Lois Bowers Editor McKnight's Senior Living Melissa Labor Chief People Officer 12 Oaks Senior Living
While federal regulators are officially revoking a nationwide mandate for healthcare workers, including those in nursing homes, to be vaccinated against COVID-19 on Aug. 1, employers can’t drop the ball now. That’s the warning from Erin McLaughlin, an attorney and shareholder for Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, who specializes in healthcare labor and employment. Overall, McLaughlin sees the shift back to voluntary vaccinations as a plus for nursing homes struggling to hire. But some providers m...
What’s top of mind when attorney Adam Guetzow thinks of the legal and regulatory issues swirling around nursing homes in 2023? Dealing with the realities of perpetually understaffed regulatory agencies — and the potential impact on operations, finances and reputation that can come when surveyors have too many buildings to cover. “We need to confront the issues that they're dealing with and make sure that we're protecting ourselves,” says Guetzow, co-practice group leader of Hinshaw & Culbert...
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 or relying on outdated methods to check for TB. In this podcast, infection preventionist/CEO IPCWell, Dr. Buffy Lloyd-Krejci discusses 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 fas...
An Open Letter To Administrators: DONs and administrators work toward the same goal. But it often seems they are miles apart, especially when it comes to ensuring nurses receive the tools and support they need. In this engaging and lively discussion, nurses will speak out about ways to improve the dynamic. pharmerica.com nadona.org
The growing demand for PACE along with its proven effectiveness in keeping older adults healthy has created a surge of enthusiasm for the model, according to Matt Patterson, president of WelbeHealth, which operates seven PACE programs in California. The pandemic only highlighted the program’s ability to keep people safe and help them thrive in their homes. One of WelbeHealth’s aims is to scale the model, which has high start-up costs. Patterson expects the number of PACE programs to double in th...
The COVID-19 pandemic “ravaged” the nursing home administrator role, a profession that was somewhat isolated already. But there are ways that these key administrators can rise above the fallout, assures American College of Health Care Administrators President and CEO Bob Lane in this McKnight’s Newsmakers podcast. The veteran administrator identifies skills that future leaders need, and where to find them. He also discusses the mindset needed and identifies the two key traits that all successful...
Elara Caring CEO and Chairman Scott Powers talked about the firm’s innovative services, including behavioral health, palliative care and ElaraConnect, a personalized care platform. Also, with the rise of Medicare Advantage and value-based care, Powers believes that it’s important for home care providers to be in risk-bearing arrangements. He also pushed back on a report critical of private equity in home health. Elara Caring is under private equity ownership.
The report found that as of early 2023, private equity was behind 5.7%, or about 492, of 8,591 total home health providers. While seemingly small, the actual percentage likely is much higher, given private equity’s lack of transparency, according to Viera. Also, private equity’s presence in highly concentrated markets raises concerns about higher prices, lower quality and less innovation, Moss said. Antitrust regulators need to take notice to curb the spread of these firms in home health, Viera ...
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society is exiting the pandemic as a much different organization than what it was just five years ago, cutting its massive footprint back to seven states and, with its parent organization, Sanford Health, pursuing a merger with another major Midwestern health system. The pandemic “forced us to reflect on who and where we serve,” CEO Nate Schema told McKnight’s Long-Term Care News Senior Editor Kimberly Marselas at the AHCA/NCAL Congressional Briefing on Ju...
Nancy Swanger, PhD, founding director of the Granger Cobb Institute for Senior Living at Washington State University , discusses efforts to attract more people to work in senior living, what the hospitality and senior living industries can learn from each other, and more.
This panel of experts in the fields of therapy, senior living and technology will discuss how technology-enabled rehab therapy creates significant value within senior living communities throughout the United States. The panel discussion will focus on the benefits of therapy within senior living communities, and the role technology plays in the delivery of an outstanding resident experience alongside exceptional clinical and financial outcomes. The panel aims to provide senior living executives w...
The updated guidance went into effect in October 2022 and focuses on employing strategies to prevent infusion catheter related infections and complications. Key elements of the new guidance include more detailed assessment of the vascular access device and the resident’s ability to report signs and symptoms of complications. Is your facility prepared?
Amy Kaszak has been talking with senior living operators about ISNPs since 2013. In our podcast today, we’ll talk about some of the most common things that the industry often gets wrong about ISNPs. Just a quick reminder for the audience—ISNPs or Institutional Special Needs Plans—are Medicare Advantage plans that limit enrollment eligibility to Medicare beneficiaries who live or are expected to live in a long term care institution for 90 days or longer. You have to be an ISNP owner if you want t...
Post-acute care clinicians are facing a wave of challenges that impact how they deliver care. Patients are arriving with increasingly complex needs, while an already overtaxed staff must adapt to regulatory changes and the demands of a new reimbursement model. Meeting these challenges requires a fundamental shift in the model of care delivery in the post-acute setting. SNFs and senior living communities are turning to advanced practice clinicians, who are engaged in hands-on, day-to-day patient ...
Inbound Health , which formally began last October after serving as a platform in Allina Health, has successfully proven that hospital-at-home and skilled nursing-at-home provide hospitals profitability, CEO Dave Kerwar said. The company has achieved over 5,000 episodes across 350 disease states. To get health systems and insurance plans on board requires demonstrating three areas: clinical quality, cost savings and top-line growth. Still, the program faces headwinds. Addressing the role of the ...
The 3.925% payment cut that went into effect in January has had a serious impact on home health providers and the healthcare system. In anticipation of the proposed home health rule, which is due out this summer, National Association for Home Care & Hospice President William Dombi and Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare CEO Joanne Cunningham asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to implement a one-time forecast error correction related to market basket shortfalls in 2021...
For years, says skilled nursing reimbursement expert Maureen McCarthy, managed care organizations have gotten away with denying appropriate care and denying or reducing payments to providers using less-than-ideal methods. But a new federal rule governing Medicare Advantage payments aims to right past wrongs and ensure beneficiaries who need a skilled nursing stay can get it more easily. If it works, providers should also see a smoother path to the pay they’ve earned. But it’s critical to underst...
Interim HealthCare President and CEO Jennifer Sheets told McKnight’s Home Care Daily Pulse the Biden administration’s recent executive order directing more resources into the home falls short at a time when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is cutting home health rates. In this Newsmakers podcast, Sheets talks about how she plans to advocate for the industry in her new role as board chair of the Research Institute for Home Care. www.mcknightshomecare.com Follow us on social media:...
At Viviant Healthcare of Murfreesboro, located in rural TN, 25% of residents are short stay. When they leave, Lisa Lugo, Director of Social Services, worries. Lacking transportation makes it hard for many to fill prescriptions. Some in need of pain medications can’t get an appointment with a pain clinic for days. Others return home and don’t follow up with their healthcare providers. Without support, residents may experience health mishaps that land them back in the hospital. To avoid these comp...
As the newest board member at Griswold Home Care, Lori Griswold is preparing to take the firm her late mother-in-law founded four decades ago to the next level. Griswold served as the firm’s executive vice president until 2009 and later served as executive director of the Jean Griswold Foundation. The gerontologist and policy analyst told McKnight’s Home Care Daily she hopes to grow the company’s franchise network and staff by selecting the best and the brightest. www.mcknightshomecare.com Follo...
Want to learn more about the latest CMS quality proposals? Check out this McKnight’s article with additional insights from Tribe-Scott and other nursing home clinical and quality experts. Follow us on twitter: @mcknightsltcn www.mcknights.com...
One in 5 full-time employees is serving as a family caregiver, Jennifer Olsen, DrPH, CEO of the Rosalynn Care Institute for Caregivers, said in the podcast. Because of this, home care agencies and other organizations need to have policies to support family caregivers, she said.She also talked about the 4Kinds Network devoted to engaging caregivers in advocacy and peer support. Follow the Rosalyn Carter Institute for Caregivers on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rcicaregiving LinkedIn:...
