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 small facility in a rural Southern town.  The facility had problems and the staff was pretty good at running off administrators and...

I originally got started in longterm care through the Dietary Department.  I had previous restaurant experience, so that was a plus on my resume when I applied for a position at a local V.A. nursing home. I was hired as the Foodservice Supervisor and within a short period of time became the Dietary Manager.  One of the first problems I faced was the poor staff morale, poor quality of food produced, and multiple dietary complaints on food...

Do you know what one of the most often used arguments in lawsuits against nursing homes is?  “The facility allowed the patient to develop avoidable bedsores…”  As Nursing Home Professionals, it is our job to ensure that our residents do not develop any bedsores / pressure areas in our facility.  But, it happens in every nursing home out there at one point or another. I can’t tell you how many facilities I’ve...