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In the world of healthcare, there are instances when patients choose to leave medical facilities against the advice of their healthcare providers. Such cases pose a unique challenge for healthcare professionals, raising questions about patient autonomy, the quality of care provided, and the responsibilities of the healthcare team.
Years ago, as a young doctor, my only interest in medicine was taking care of patients. The volume of knowledge to be mastered was so large that concentrating on anything else seemed unimportant. At the time, I was practicing at a large community hospital that also...
The last few years have seen significant upheaval in not only the US but the world as well, led in part by the worst pandemic in modern history.
At SilverSage, we champion the model of placing a full-time doctor in each nursing home. There are many reasons for this, of course, paramount being the quality of care this affords each patient.
How much better could life be than to come home every night knowing you had helped out your community, done something worthwhile, and made an honest living?
Building a positive culture is key to the retention of staff in nursing homes.
In his most recent Forbes article, Dr. Kenneth Scott, CEO and founder of SilverSage Management Services, focuses on three things nursing homes can do now to make improvements and increase accountability.
By Dr. Kenneth Scott, DO, CMD, CEO SilverSage Management Services One of the most stressful—and many times painful—mile markers in life arrives when the decision is made to place a parent in a nursing home. Some of the individual mental burden may be assuaged if...
When I speak to nursing home teams about having their own full-time physician on staff, visions of Dr. McDreamy inevitably dance in their heads. Indeed, when I mention the fictional TV character played by Patrick Dempsey on Grey’s Anatomy, staff members often smile...
Teaching doctors to really be effective in the post-acute and long-term care setting isn’t just a simple matter of placing them within the four walls of a nursing facility. Getting doctors to fully understand their role and how to best serve in these settings can...
