Blogs, Guest Columns, Things I Think and Living Leadership
To Seema: Let’s work together
By
Tamar Abell
May 08, 2020
Dear Seema Verma, Let me start out by saying, we, in the long-term care community, understand what a difficult job you have been tasked with. This unprecedented event has devastated our elderly, specifically...
COVID-19 and the impact on swallow
By
Renee Kinder
May 07, 2020
Thankfully, post-acute care focus on swallow assessment and rehabilitation has improved since the implementation of the Patient Drive Payment Model.
What to say when there’s nothing else to say
By
Julie Thorson
May 06, 2020
I certainly don’t have the answers or solutions to this pandemic. But what I will continue to do is support, appreciate and trust.
Conversations with COVID-19 survivors
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
May 05, 2020
The more I do this work, the more apparent it is to me that mental health support is essential, regardless of whether or not there’s a global catastrophe.
The nurse guilt Is unbearable
By
Steven Littlehale
May 04, 2020
Amid a deep bout of “nurse guilt,” I feel like I should be doing more.
Imagine surviving COVID-19 and dying from pressure injury complications
By
Karen Lerner
May 01, 2020
Caregiver fatigue and not having proper support contributes to the quality of care she/he is able to provide. Before anyone ever heard of COVID-19, most heard whispers of a nursing shortage. As our nation...
Coping with COVID-19, the beard and Chuck Norris
By
Gary Tetz
Apr 30, 2020
While long-term care workers I’ve interviewed have been grateful and positive during the COVID-19 pandemic, my coping mechanisms could be considered somewhat less constructive and helpful.
Hospitals are heroic, while nursing homes are always to blame
By
Brendan Williams
Apr 29, 2020
Hospitals have always enjoyed “most favored nation” status in healthcare, and that’s even more true during the COVID-19 pandemic. But apparently you can’t have heroes without villains. While lauding...
Heroes work here, too
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Apr 28, 2020
Come on America, show us some love.
The axe of leadership
By
Martie Moore
Apr 27, 2020
Staring at the axe, I wondered how he felt swinging it in the air. It represented far more than a piece of metal attached to a length of wood.