Person Centered Care. Culture Change. A lot of jargon is being spewed in the continuum of aging services. What I have noticed though is that while the talk is good, the underlying tone is somewhat defeatist and negative and that can only spell doom for the industry. While embracing the...
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CMS Five Star – Friend or Foe?
PentaStar Collaborative published a survey of 356 nursing home administrators on the CMS Five Star Rating System and how they felt it would effect their facilities. Find the survey here. Two items stood out for me. When asked what effect their rating would have on the perception of their facility...
Elder Abuse Awareness Day June 15
June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The goal of the day is to recognize elder abuse as a public health and human rights issue and to raise awareness to ultimately put an end to the abuse and neglect of older adults. This annual observance of World Elder Abuse...