Blogs, Guest Columns, Things I Think and Living Leadership
You hold the power: Act now to promote educated patient choice
By
Thomas Martin
Nov 18, 2019
Patients transitioning from acute to post-acute care have specific care needs, and the transition out of the hospital is the critical opportunity to identify high-quality providers that can best treat...
Hedonism in the neighborhood CCRC?
By
Herb Hildebrandt, Ph.D, Hl.D.
Nov 15, 2019
Hedonism isn’t necessarily the first term that comes to mind when thinking of senior care communities. Yet the word occasionally appears in research articles that relate to residential and community...
Achieving best practice in a data-driven birthday environment
By
Gary Tetz
Nov 14, 2019
That’s right, it’s my birthday. I’ll pause just long enough for you to feel bad about not yet wishing me a happy one.
What I did on summer vacation
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Nov 13, 2019
We are all on the same voyage, one that took us through uncharted territory and into the Land of Payment Overhaul. We have made it safely ashore and are working hard to understand the society and adapt...
Come to the table the right way
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Nov 12, 2019
If we’re not even defining family at our homes, what the heck are we doing around the table at our facilities?
Five principles for residents’ families
By
Trish Laub
Nov 11, 2019
Your staff may know how to help a new resident feel comfortable in their new surroundings. But families of new residents also need an orientation as they assume a new role in their loved one’s life....
Will a new ‘gig worker’ law drive contractors to extinction?
By
Diane Marie O’Malley, Esq.
Nov 08, 2019
Earlier this year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill reducing an employer’s ability to classify a worker as an independent contractor. The question everyone in senior care — those...
Some ‘go-to’ rule sites for LTC pros
By
Renee Kinder
Nov 07, 2019
I continue to believe the occasional concerns, regulatory misunderstandings and questions associated with internal policy seen in the post-acute world are often secondary to a general lack of understanding...
Love in leadership — the two absolutely go together!
By
Julie Thorson
Nov 06, 2019
One of the first lessons someone tried to teach me when I started in this field nearly 20 years ago was “don’t have favorites.” This seemed like such a strange thing to say because I felt myself...
’Tis the season to help families address end-of-life care
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Nov 05, 2019
Early November is a good time to increase the focus and training on customer service so that the facility is performing at its best when those infrequent but important guests arrive.