Blogs, Guest Columns, Things I Think and Living Leadership
Seniors — more than shadows of former glories
By
Gary Tetz
Dec 19, 2019
It would be one of those sympathy shows, I figured, the kind where you go home acknowledging the performer more as a historical artifact than as a still-vigorous artist. “How good could she really be...
Dear Santa, please bring one more moment
By
Martie Moore
Dec 18, 2019
I thought I was prepared to face the loss of a thousand moments. I was not. I am not.
Getting ‘hygge’ with it, at the holidays and year-round
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Dec 17, 2019
Nursing homes, which could generally do with an increased focus on “home” over “nursing,” have many reasons and opportunities to add some hygge.
The ANSI standards controversy deserves your attention
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Dec 16, 2019
Skilled nursing providers will want to stay attentive, so they don’t find themselves in the same kind of controversy their assisted-living counterparts now are experiencing.
2019: What was your message?
By
Renee Kinder
Dec 12, 2019
It’s time to look back at the year, learn from successes, determine areas for continued internal growth, and develop plans for future messaging.
The new era of PDPM is here: What’s next?
By
Tim Ashe
Dec 11, 2019
With Oct. 1 now in the rearview mirror, providers in the long-term care (LTC) industry, including nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), must adapt to new regulations that impact their Medicare...
It is indeed a wonderful life — and here’s why
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Dec 10, 2019
Remain true to your beliefs, just like George Bailey, and you’ll be just fine.
It’s time for this phenomenal new dementia care approach
By
Barbara Brock
Dec 09, 2019
I want us to be at the front of the line in advancing to a higher quality of care for these residents. We’re missing the boat, we really are.
Think your nursing facility has adapted to PDPM? The hard work may just be starting.
By
Patrick McCormick
Cindi Raymond
Dec 06, 2019
Skilled nursing facility leaders could be forgiven for breathing a sigh of relief now that the formal transition to the Patient-Driven Payment Model is behind them. Preparing for the biggest overhaul in...
Escape from Emojiland
By
Gary Tetz
Dec 05, 2019
The growing use of a lazy trend in text communications makes me weep for the future of real compassion and empathy.