Posts by rubertos

Often our jobs start to feel very routine. As we work through our schedules doing what we do. We spend each day just pushing each person just a little bit…

Stress at work All of us, regardless of the profession we choose have to deal with stress at work. This stress can be a direct result of the expectations of…

What a busy time it is right now in skilled nursing. The weather is cooling off, families start coming in more, and the beginning of Christmas music playing starts to…

In November the country celebrates Veterans day. This is especially true in a Nursing home. There are always multiple ways that different facilities honor our veterans. The Greatest generation As…

Each year CMS creates changes to the rules of Medicare. Part of these rules involves the physician fee schedule. Unfortunately that is an extremely poor choice of names. There are…

Halloween can be a very lively, creative, and fun time in the world of skilled nursing. There are usually many activities the week of as well as the day of…

Dementia of all types can be a devastating disease to cope with. This unfortunately is more true for family than it is for the person. The type is irrelevant Regardless…

So here we are in mid October looking towards the fall season and the beginning of the Holiday season. All the kids have been back to school for the first…

Once again, we have hit the month of October. Across the United States the month of October is celebrated as Physical Therapy Month. As Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants…

Working in short term rehab can definitely have its challenges. Between difficult residents, difficult families, or difficult insurance carriers, life can be challenging. Sometimes you can just feel like you…