by Functional Pathways | Thursday, October 18, 2018 | Clinical, Culture, Featured, Uncategorized
Erica Holt graduated from college with a degree as an occupational therapy assistant degree knowing she wanted to make a difference in long term care. After several years working as a staff clinician, she wanted to learn about operational and clinical management. At...
by Functional Pathways | Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | Clinical, Culture, Wellness
As occupational therapists, each of us has encountered a person who insisted on doing things “their way.” We’ve all seen the patient that rushes through a treatment stating, “The faster I get this done, the sooner I can get back to my room and lie down; I’m tired you...
by Functional Pathways | Thursday, October 11, 2018 | Culture, Wellness
Due to the innate nature of caregiving business, most healthcare workers start their career as motivated and passionate about their work. Almost all healthcare workers begin their careers enthused and excited about the opportunities that await them as they begin to...
by Functional Pathways | Tuesday, October 9, 2018 | Culture, Featured, Marketing
McKnight’s Long Term Care News just release a wonderful article on a free VR dementia course geared to promote empathy. Relias has released “A Day in the Life of Henry: A Dementia Experience” (https://preview.relias.com/Library/Demo/2017/VR/story_html5.html?lms=1) to...
by Functional Pathways | Thursday, September 27, 2018 | Clinical, Compliance, Featured
On July 31, 2018, CMS released the SNF-PPS Final Rule which will establish the new Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) for Medicare Part A reimbursement effective October 1 2019. This new reimbursement system will base payment on the resident’s medical diagnostic...
