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Nearly 2 million Medicare beneficiaries are readmitted within 30 days of release each year, costing Medicare $17.5 billion in additional hospital bills. Kaiser Health The Basics The birth of the Affordable Care Act brought about the principle of penalizing hospitals for re-admission of patients with identified diagnoses within 30 days of discharge. Beginning in Fiscal […]

Ms. Lucy Leger became a short-term resident at Amelia Manor nursing home in January 2013. Following a 4 week hospitalization for a ruptured appendix and double pneumonia, Ms. Lucy was extremely weak and exhibiting numerous deficits upon arrival to Amelia Manor. She decided that a skilled nursing facility would be the best place for her

To review Volume 2, please click HERE. As the person conducting the interview, it is often very discouraging and a big red flag when a person shows up for an interview and has nothing to say. Remember, the purpose of an interview is so that the interviewer and the interviewee can get to know each

Courtney Guidry, OT student from the University of St. Augustine, tells about her experience working in our partner facility in Church Point, LA. Stay tuned for more student interviews and news updates… [youtube]QGvGT97puLk[/youtube]  

Stefan Norris is currently completing his clinical rotation with us at our partner facility, Maison Teche Nursing Center in Jeanerette.

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Increased scrutiny on inpatient rehabilitation and acute hospitals has left a large population of elderly patients with limited options for a successful and independent return to home. Therapy Center provides significant education and marketing to ensure that local physicians and hospitals are aware of the interim need that skilled nursing facilities can fulfill. The secret

May is Better Hearing and Speech Month known to us as Speech Therapy Month! Speech language pathologists, or speech therapists, work within the full range of communication to evaluate and diagnose speech, language, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders and treat such disorders in individuals of all ages.  You can read more about speech therapy HERE. Where are