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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 an example - in Tennessee their Medicaid program is called TennCare.  TennCare’s longterm care CHOICES...

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 of running a skilled nursing facility and have to make decisions you’ve never even thought about before. I have...

Everyone is going to make mistakes.  I certainly have made my fair share.  Especially going into the role of a nursing home administrator which I really didn’t know anything about.  I’m lucky to have survived in this industry!   Here are a few mistakes I made as a rookie nursing home administrator.  Learn from my mistakes so you don’t have to repeat them for yourself. 1.  Not studying the regs everyday. The...

One thing I  like to do is to make resources available to my staff to enable them the opportunity to continue to grow and expand their knowledge in longterm care and all the things that go with it. Some of these resources include books and dvds.  When I was starting out, my administrator / preceptor / mentor loaned me some books on leadership and management that he’d been reading.  It opened my eyes that there was a lot left to...