May 2018 39 5 Issue of McKnight's Long Term Care News

May 2018 issue of McKnight’s Long-Term Care News

The Big Picture: Tough times? Adjust!

Lawmakers turning up the heat on SNFS

State News for May 2018

A moving experience: Operators are reimagining spaces and designs to maximize possibilities for new therapy and wellness spaces.

60 Seconds With ... James Marx, APIC Infection prevention specialist

Ask the Care Expert about ... LPNs and IVs

Ask the Treatment Expert about ... auditing skin integrity programs

Plants and animals inspire tissue-restoring dressings

Ask the Nursing Expert about ...Medicare denial forms

SNF supervisor pilot boosts culture and staff retention

Ask the Payment Expert about ... swing bed rehab

Medicare Advantage pay to jump as enrollment grows

Ask the Legal Expert about ... liability for subcontractors

Judge: Arbitration pacts that are signed must be honored

Bewitching buildout at Salemtowne

Salemtowne's major expansion is designed to provide nursing and a home. But it's not a 'nursing home,' officials are quick to emphasize

How to do it ... Mortgage financing 2018

The biggest surge in commercial mortgage debt in 10 years was waning. Census rates fell and public debt lenders hibernated. Early tax reform talk made ...

Back on the dance floor

CAST makes it easier to use tech to improve social links

Things I Think: Lessons from the lobby

Depression care may reverse memory, cognitive problems

States spring to action after Skyline misses huge payroll

LTC education offerings get 'new' degree, more attention

Paying CNAs for more than they actually work

You have to give the folks at The Glebe and parent company LifeSpire of Virginia credit. When it comes to going counterintuitive, they're all in.

Profile: Dan Ciolek

Sports have played a key role throughout the formative years of Dan Ciolek's life.