Happy Father's Day from Watertown Regional Medical Center! Today, we honor and celebrate all the incredible dads who are part of the WRMC family. Whether you’re a father working tirelessly to provide care or a dedicated worker with a proud dad cheering you on, we salute you. Here’s to the dads who balance the demands of healthcare with the joys of fatherhood—your hard work, dedication, and love make a world of difference. Thank you for all you do, and enjoy your special day with your loved ones. #HappyFathersDay#WRMCDads#FamilyFirst#ThatsWhyWereHere#watertownwi
So great to be in post-production!
@NoCountryforOldPeople is needed now more than ever as Congress advances a bill to ban CMS from setting minimum safe staffing standards in nursing homes. This is the product of the millions of dollars in nursing home industry campaign contributions and lobbying (mostly paid with taxpayer dollars, by the way). It ignores the findings of a new study, Tunneling and Hidden Profits in Healthcare (Mar. 4, 2024), that analyzed related party transactions data for Illinois nursing homes (the Feds and nearly all other states don’t require nursing home owners to report related party transactions). Key takeaways:
- 63% of nursing home profits were hidden and tunneled to related parties through inflated transfer prices.
- industry groups representing providers who rely heavily on public reimbursements plead poverty to advocate for higher reimbursement rates or against costly quality regulations, pointing to public cost reports that indicate artificially low or even negative profits due to tunneling.
- related party implied markups are substantial. These large markups correspond to staggering hidden profits...estimates suggest that reported nursing home profits reflect only 37.1% of total profits as of 2019.
We should all be outraged that Congress is bending the knee to owners who have for years secretly tunneled billions of dollars in profits from their nursing homes (funded mostly by taxpayer dollars), while claiming they can’t afford adequate staffing and need more taxpayer dollars to stay in business. Beyond the outrage, here are some things you can do:
- Support the completion of No Country for Old People, a docuseries exposing the nursing home industry, with your tax-deductible contribution at
https://lnkd.in/ee4DNzDw
- Join and support advocacy groups like National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care. Learn more about “Tunneling and Hidden Profits in Health Care” from the authors in a webinar hosted by National Consumer Voice. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eT2YhKFd
- Join the conversation about healthcare reform by joining an advocacy group like Health for the People. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eKHKUd4N
- Stay tuned for more action items as we move toward completion of No Country for Old People
Susie Singer CarterDon PriessNational Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term CareLori Owen SmetankaHealth for the PeopleKeeli Tritz Gailes
Associate Professor at Beaumont Health
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Adjunct Faculty: University of Virginia
My fav book recently Covenant of Water @abraham verghese with Jag Singh fireside chat.
Here are my highlights:
“I am perennial outsider looking in. You stop seeing when you are an insider.”
Nursing home = warehousing of the elderly
Sixth sense= aggregate of powerful phenotypic observations
Chronic fatigue patients come w expectation of being disappointed
Rituals are all abt transformation , to signal the crossing of a threshold. ritual of a stranger disclosing in a sterile alien setting to a white chaministic garment and allows disrobing for touch= physical exam
Don’t short change the physical exam
To optimize the patient interaction, your first few seconds are critical to make a connection.
AI will allow us to practice to the top of our scope. It will help us focus on the zebras while AI works out the rest.
“ I write to understand what I am thinking.
So true.
I auditioned to read my book on Kindle.
#HRX2023
When your team is aligned with you; they lead the way and exhibit their skills and attributes in alignment with the organisation. No need to ask what we do for the organisation because we showcase our work and pride in all we do.
#strongteam#resilience#leadershipexcellence
so proud to share the Christmas Tree made by 4th floor caregivers! Come visit us in the ward and see it in person! it’s giving Cleveland Clinic and so creative and cute!🎄💙💚🤍
February is American Heart Month, and a great time for everyone to review basic tips to keep their heart healthy. St. Charles Heart Failure Nurse Navigators Amy Chadwick and Laura Close are here with five things you can do to keep your heart heathy and happy.
We are also offering free Heart Health 101 classes to the community throughout Central Oregon! Find class times and locations at our website: https://bit.ly/4brdJsJ
It's important to have a long-term care plan in place if you are an older adult. or have an older adult loved one in your life. By planning in advance, you can save yourself time, money, and stress so that you have more energy and resources to properly enjoy your golden years! We recently put together a guide to the benefits of having a long-term care plan and how you can get started on one. Visit our blog today to read the full article.
https://bit.ly/473kTQD#Eldercare#seniorcare
It's important to have a long-term care plan in place if you are an older adult. or have an older adult loved one in your life. By planning in advance, you can save yourself time, money, and stress so that you have more energy and resources to properly enjoy your golden years! We recently put together a guide to the benefits of having a long-term care plan and how you can get started on one. Visit our blog today to read the full article.
https://bit.ly/473kTQD#Eldercare#seniorcare
It's important to have a long-term care plan in place if you are an older adult. or have an older adult loved one in your life. By planning in advance, you can save yourself time, money, and stress so that you have more energy and resources to properly enjoy your golden years! We recently put together a guide to the benefits of having a long-term care plan and how you can get started on one. Visit our blog today to read the full article.
https://bit.ly/473kTQD#Eldercare#seniorcare
