Blogs, Guest Columns, Things I Think and Living Leadership
Sr+ — Behavioral ABCs
By
Mark Pavlovich
Jul 08, 2020
I met BF Skinner when I was in grad school studying Applied Behavior Analysis.
Delaying death not enough for nursing home residents
By
Jim Towey
Jul 08, 2020
Strict isolation. Constant surveillance. No communal dining or group activities. No hugs, no touching, no visitors except in extreme cases. This may sound like life on death row, but in...
There IS such a thing as a stupid question
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 07, 2020
As an educator, I always let the audience know that there is no such thing as a stupid question. But now I have to take that back.
Criminal investigations into nursing homes
By
Nicholas J. Lynn
Jul 06, 2020
Criminal healthcare investigations may start in a fearsome way. You have rights that you must know and exercise.
Therapy and the COVID fog
By
Renee Kinder
Jul 04, 2020
COVID-19, we are navigating your blinding and winding path and will arise from grips stronger than ever.
The challenge of protecting dementia residents during the coronavirus pandemic
By
Joel Landau
Jul 01, 2020
The new normal resulting from the coronavirus pandemic has presented a particular challenge to those afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, as well as the dedicated healthcare professionals...
Why long-term care needs psychology treatment
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jun 30, 2020
Returning soul to long-term care, as the system needs, should include the expansion of psychology services.
The importance of social distancing in a post-COVID 19 world
By
Carol Winner
Jun 29, 2020
We are living in a once-in-a-lifetime period in history in which we are targeted by a virus that takes no prisoners. It wants to destroy all in its path especially the elderly and those who work in...
What COVID-19 has taught us
By
Kelsey Pangborn
Jun 28, 2020
When things are tough, we rise up. When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. When a pandemic sweeps the world … what can you do but make the most of it? We don’t know about you, but we at Three Pillars...
Montessori, not for kids only!
By
Phyllis Ayman
Jun 27, 2020
Dr. Maria Montessori, who became Italy’s first female physician in 1896, was a pediatrician and visionary educator who revolutionized children’s education by creating a model that has stood the test...