October 2022

Q: Is it normal to constantly fear potential wound care litigation?

As many states have moved to tighten regulations in lockstep with the federal focus on nursing home reform, there’s often been an unexpected guest at the negotiating table.

The pandemic changed everything for many aspects of long-term care, but it affected few departments as significantly as rehab therapy.

The year 2022 has been a challenging and, at times, breakthrough year for drugs in long-term care. Unfortunately, many of the people who managed and dispensed them in nursing homes were absent. “Staffing...

Among the risks: upticks in instances of workplace violence and ransomware attacks, as well as ongoing fall risks from a notable increase in the use of antipsychotics.

Is greatness achieved solely through goal-setting and hard work? Or is it thrust upon someone, forcing him to rise to the challenge? The career of the Rev. Derrick C. DeWitt Sr. seems to show that it comes...