By Erin Huddock, PT, DPT, DOR, Vista Knoll Specialized Care, Vista, CA When looking at what programs haven’t been tapped into, my ED and I decided to focus on outpatient and what we could do differently to get our program…
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By Erin Huddock, PT, DPT, DOR, Vista Knoll Specialized Care, Vista, CA When looking at what programs haven’t been tapped into, my ED and I decided to focus on outpatient and what we could do differently to get our program…
Submitted by Amy Pot, PT, DOR, Escondido, CA The sound of light drumming and laughter filters down the hallway as the residents and patients start to assemble for drum circle. “I like chocolate cake, that’s the beat we’re going to…
Submitted by Jon Anderson, Therapy Resource – Keystone The Power of Two: Recovery and rehabilitation require a comprehensive team working together to achieve a common goal. These goals cannot be accomplished by Therapy or Nursing alone, but a combined effort…
By Shelby Donahoo, Bandera Therapy Resource, & Tonya Haynes, DOR, Mountain View Care Center, Tucson, AZ Mountain View Care Center in Tucson, Arizona, has been an “all team on board example” of how to manage and succeed with PDPM. Here…
Submitted by Lisa Brook, DOR/PT, St. Joseph Villa, Salt Lake City, UT St Joseph Villa in Salt Lake City, Utah, has embraced the PDPM process and developed a daily technical and weekly skilled system that optimizes efficiency in their operation. …
By Jon Anderson, PT, Therapy Resource Technology makes life better in so many different ways. It could be robotic surgery, skipping the toll booth on the highway or paying for groceries with your phone. It’s also helping Keystone seniors have…
By Brad Heal, OTR/L, DOR, Desert Terrace Healthcare, Phoenix, AZ This past October, Craig Johnson PT, the Lead Physical Therapist at Desert Terrace, traveled with the nonprofit organization Wheels for the World to the Middle Eastern country of Jordan. This…
By Kai Williams, Therapy Resource, Director of Keystone Therapy Student Programs Passion for learning is an actionable term that many of our therapists and therapist assistants display throughout their day-to-day. This can be evident through your engagement in learning from…
By Evette Ramirez, PT, DPT, Keystone Therapy Resource/DOR Legend Oaks, Waxahachie, TX Dry needling is a technique that has many uses, although it is often confused with acupuncture, which follows the principles of Chinese medicine. Dry needling is a technique…
By Chad Long, Therapy Resource Recently I had the privilege of participating in a Market Meeting in IA. After great presentations about Case Mix and PDPM from our Service Center subject-matter experts (thank you, Matt Stevenson and Rob Ady), we…