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Read More » BY MARIANNA KERN GRACHEK, MSN, CNHA, FACHCA Community-wide emergency planning involving long-term careThe Joint Commission approach to enhancing
Read More » As liability issues abound and insurance premiums skyrocket, risk management is no stranger to long-term care managers. Several areas of long-term care are particularly susceptible to serious risk exposure (see "Typical Risk-Associated Events"). Many organizations are cognizant of this but have struggled to fully understand this complex topic and how to implement an effective risk-management program. Because issues of risk are multifaceted, they require an equally complex and systemic approach. Effective risk management is a way of conducting day-to-day operations, encompassing preplanning to prevent risk-laden situations and implementing procedures to follow when things go wrong, as they inevitably will. At the heart of a successful approach is an acknowledgment that organizations, like people, are more often judged by how they handled a mistake, not whether one was made.
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Read More » BY SANDI PETERSEN, RN, MSN, CLNC Developing risk-management protocols in assisted livingAssisted living has its own litigation traps for the unwary
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Read More » SURVEY survivalBY RETA A. UNDERWOOD, ADCGood reasons to take elder abuse seriously As an industry that will forever experience the fallout from abuse
Read More » LIABILITY landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNDealing with depression It is estimated that of the 32 million people age 65 and older, 5 million suffer from
Read More » BY DOUGLAS J. EDWARDS, ASSISTANT EDITOR Thinking about the unthinkable: Staff sexual abuse of residentsAlthough few staff members ever cross the
Read More » LIABILITY landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNKeeping residents safe while on the go When you think of resident deaths and injuries associated with nursing
Read More » SURVEY survivalBY RETA A. UNDERWOOD, ADCAre you aware of these new survey requirements? In the past few months we have encountered much "to do"
Read More » LIABILITY landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNHandling constipation and fecal impaction As staff at most nursing facilities are aware, the occurrence of a
Read More » LIABILITY landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNDo you have the 'right' to use a chemical restraint? The medical necessity for the use of any form of
Read More » BY ROBIN A. BLEIER, RN, CLC, LHCRM This article is based on a presentation at the 17th Annual NADONA/LTC conference, Orlando, Florida,
Read More » BY RIC HENRY, CPHRM, CNHA, FACHCA "Gone fishing"-these words should be posted on the doors of many plaintiffs' attorneys across the country. For
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Read More » BY SCOTT A. MAGER, ESQ. The landscape for the long-term care industry is not a pretty sight. Advertising by lawyers sensationalizing negative
Read More » BY DAVID DILLON, ASA, AND BONNIE ALBRITTON, ASA Many CCRCs conduct operations on a short-term cash basis. They pore over last quarter's monthly fee
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Read More » BY JULIE A. BRAUN, JD, LLM Fire safety: Is your facility legal?The legal stru cture governing nursing home fire safety: A guide to self-examination
Read More » BY LAWRENCE A. FOGEL AND JOSEPH M. WATTGrading your facility compliance planYour corporate compliance plan takes time and effort. Is it worthwhile?
Read More » inperspectiveLIABILITY landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNWhen residents attack residents Most nursing homes and assisted living facilities (ALFs) have
Read More » BY STEPHEN J. CABOT, ESQ.Reducing the threat of labor problemsEffectively communicating concern for and appreciation of employees builds a firm
Read More » inperspectiveLIABILITY landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNAre your residents safe and sound when in bed? On August 23, 1995, the U.S. Food and Drug
Read More » INTERVIEW WITH JAMES M. SHANNON, PRESIDENT AND CEO, NFPAFire protection guidelines for nursing homes The deaths of some two dozen elderly residents
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