The Department of Justice is making a "list” – a list that no one in long-term care wants to be on! The "list" is of skilled nursing facilities exhibiting "negative practice patterns" who may ultimately end up involved in lawsuits with … [Read more...]
Medicare Patients & Opioids
Seniors and Opioid Use 1 in 3 Medicare patients is prescribed an opioid for pain management. Holy cow! These are some pretty powerful medications for our senior citizens! With physical therapy intervention, opioid use can be decreased … [Read more...]
National Fall Prevention Awareness Day 2015
The National Council on Aging 2015 theme is Take a Stand to Prevent Falls and the official social media hashtag for this year’s event is #FPAD15. Falls Prevention Awareness Day was first observed in 2008 and has grown in participation in the … [Read more...]
National Rehab Week 2015 – Celebrate YOU!
Miracles of Tomorrow... Start with Rehab Today September 20 – 26, 2015 is National Rehab Awareness Week As long term care therapists, we are devoted to improving the lives of others. Use this week to Celebrate Your Profession! And to Celebrate … [Read more...]
Finding Your Balance: Part 5 of 5 – The Timed Up and Go Test (TUG)
Welcome to Part 5 - the Last of Our “Finding Your Balance” Blog Series Just in case you missed Part 1, 2, 3 or 4, here are the links: Part 1: The Functional Reach Test Part 2: The Tinetti Part 3: The Berg Balance Test Part 4: The 4 … [Read more...]