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Nursing Home Abuse February 25, 2008 1:47 PM by Tim Banish: Well, we really don't need any more bad news but I ran across this posting the other day. This article talks about the rise in lawsuits against nursing homes for abuse. In the past six years, a whopping 22% increase of reports of abuse. The only good Read More...
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Educating Patients with Exercise February 20, 2008 8:53 AM by Tim Banish: Teaching an exercise routine to our patients is a good thing. But after you've taught a routine to your patients, how do you ensure they can follow through? I thought this would be a good subject to touch on today because I rarely see any exercise programs Read More...
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Humor with your Patients February 14, 2008 2:16 PM by Tim Banish: What's the best thing to perk you up when you feel down? Maybe a little joke from your friend works? Or watching that favorite comedy again? Or is it remembering something funny from your past? Humor has been proven to lighten your spirits and make you Read More...
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Working around the Holidays December 20, 2007 7:55 PM by Tim Banish: Now that we're into the holiday season, how are your working hours affected? Most of us have to work weekends or longer hours to make up for a holiday that falls in the middle of the week, right? This was not the case prior to PPS, as Medicare recognized Read More...
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