Nursing Home Pro

Gifts for Nursing Home Professionals now Available!

Mark — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:12:04 +0000

Hey guys, Just wanted to let you know that Nursing Home Pro gear is now available. Get your administrator or DON a cool Nursing Home Pro mug, golf shirt, hoodie, keychain, or t-shirt letting them know they’re a Pro. Check out all the new gear here: Gifts for Nursing Home Professionals

Zero Deficiency Survey!

Mark — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:56:34 +0000

Don’t you just love a deficiency-free survey? I had the survey team exit today and they didn’t cite anything. What a great feeling! That doesn’t mean that deficiencies do not exist. It simply means that we managed the survey in such a way that anything that did come up, we had an answer for, had QA’d, or had [...]

Wall of Shame #4 – Tied to a Toilet and left to Die!

Mark — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 22:07:26 +0000

Here’s another horrible incident that has happened in a nursing home facility. It’s the negative outcomes like this that continue to plague our industry and give the public such a poor perception of what a nursing home is really like. From the Herald Sun: Widow Gwendoline Gleeson was put in a restraining belt and placed [...]

New Theme

Mark — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:56:15 +0000

Hi, guys. We had an update to the website theme over the weekend. Let me know if you like it. If, however, it is not displaying correctly for you, you may have to clean your cache. (Google “clean your cache” and that will give you the instructions to delete the old cookies and temporary [...]

An Infection Control Case Study That May Make You Sick!

Mark — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:00:25 +0000

This is a true account of what I found at one of the facilities I took over a couple of years ago. It demonstrates that one problem can be so much bigger than any of us realize. “A Salmonella outbreak? How did that happen?” I asked. (Read below to find out.) I had recently taken over a [...]

A Quick Nursing Home Marketing Tip that Works!

Mark — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:19:15 +0000

Here’s a quick tip to get your facility’s name out to people who may have a need for you at some point. First, develop a mailer that lists the services you provide and any FREE educational programs or assistance your facility provides or has scheduled. For example, some facilities may: Host workshops on long term care [...]

Did You Wake Up a Winner Today?

Mark — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:05:12 +0000

Tell me how your morning was today. Did you jump out of bed before dawn raring to go? Did you have a power shower? Did you brush your teeth like a champ? Did you peel rubber out of the driveway because you couldn’t wait to get to work? No? Well, not many people do. [...]

How Home & Comunity Based Services are STEALING Your Nursing Home Census and What You Can Do About It

Mark — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:29:23 +0000

I have noticed a trend in some of our states. As a way to save state funds, many of our states are pushing the Home & Comunity Services Programs. This service falls under the Medicaid waiver program and is unheard of for many nursing home administrators … until they start seeing their referrals drop. Here’s [...]

Nursing Home Administration – What Type of Person Does it Take?

Mark — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 11:42:27 +0000

I’m always amazed when someone tells me they want to become a nursing home administrator. Especially knowing what I know now. When I started out, I simply thought that it was a respectable career and that it was all financially oriented. Boy, was I wrong! I had no idea that you’re involved in every area [...]

State by State Nursing Home Survey 2567′s

Mark — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:04:16 +0000

Here’s a quick and easy reference to find your facility’s historical survey results and see exactly what was cited. This is especially important as you get close to your nursing home survey window. If you were cited before, take my word, they’ll look again to see if you’re maintaining compliance. Click here to find the Nursing [...]