Blogs, Guest Columns, Things I Think and Living Leadership
Why (culture) change is so hard and what to do about it
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jul 05, 2017
The team huddled around the nursing station talking in panicked whispers after the management meeting ended. “How do they expect us to do that?” a young nurse wondered. “Yeah,”...
Comp time: A new day for overtime pay?
By
Russell W. Gray
Jun 30, 2017
The Trump Administration is ushering in a whirlwind of changes to employment law and how it is enforced.
Health care reality show doomed — by reality
By
Gary Tetz
Jun 29, 2017
I should write about the Senate health care bill. I really should. The Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 is relevant, as it could significantly impact the long-term care profession. It’s happening...
Nurse morale and its impact on LTC
By
Bette McNee, RN, NHA
Jun 28, 2017
Nursing is a demanding occupation – a career as a nursing professional is often associated with long hours and high stress. Especially in long-term care facilities, where patients receive both physical...
Holy lost childhood memories, Batman!
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jun 27, 2017
I am sure many of you heard that the first media Batman, Adam West, passed away on June 9. I feel like some of my childhood passed away with him. You see, he made an immense impact on pop culture at the...
Section GG: Are we good to go?
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Jun 26, 2017
The unmentionably difficult burden of a new MDS Section frightened and appalled all of us last October.
Being a leader who leads as if there were no tomorrow
By
Martie Moore
Jun 23, 2017
What would our leadership look like if we thought that tomorrow would not come? If we ask ourselves that question, we immediately will reason there is a tomorrow. That is our challenge: We always give...
At the end of the day
By
Julie Thorson
Jun 22, 2017
All anyone expects you to do is show up, be your best possible you, and come back tomorrow and do it all over again.
Don’t mess with my Uber rating!
By
Steven Littlehale
Jun 21, 2017
My most recent trip to Washington, D.C., was wrapping up like most others. I was heading to Reagan Airport by way of Uber, but what happened next was not typical — and drove me to write this piece.
Promote your connections
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jun 20, 2017
One of the things that most brightens my workday is when I see long-term care residents hanging out together.