Blogs, Guest Columns, Things I Think and Living Leadership
Bridging the gap: Millennials in LTC
By
Tara Roberts
Dec 28, 2016
Millennials were raised to be confident individuals. This confidence can be off-putting to their more seasoned coworkers.
Dreaming of a Quiet Christmas
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Dec 27, 2016
Next year, I’m going to have a new year-end holidays theme song. Using the melody of that Bing Crosby chestnut that sold millions and millions of copies, it goes something like this (hum along with...
QAPI – Tips for the facility assessment
By
Andrew Kramer
Dec 26, 2016
The long-awaited QAPI regulations are finally in effect. Facilities now have until November 28, 2017 to create their QAPI plan and present it to state surveyors.
Finding balance and lighting the way
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Dec 23, 2016
Most of our patients over 80 have vestibular deficits, and that’s why they fall.
Naughty or Nice?
By
Renee Kinder
Dec 22, 2016
If left up to me this holiday season, I vote let them be NAUGHTY.
Making moments count
By
Martie Moore
Dec 21, 2016
As a professional caregiver, you see, hear and experience the story of the lives before you, and not just the shell of an aging body. Your actions do not make the evening news, but they should.
Enhancing the value of LTC by making family visits more rewarding
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Dec 20, 2016
Many relatives have no idea how to best engage with their loved one in long-term care. When care providers accept the role of teachers, we can add great value to our services and enhance the experiences...
When technology fails us: ‘We talk’
By
Steven Littlehale
Dec 19, 2016
Driving my Grandma to one of her favorite restaurants to celebrate a significant birthday (she prefers that I don’t specify which) offered me an important lesson in communication.
Transforming PAC through SNF, ED and hospitalist collaboration
By
Benjamin Frizner, M.D.
Dec 16, 2016
Patients in post-acute settings are among the most medically fragile, with multiple co-morbidities that often require intensive care
Journey of Heroes deserves showing, not telling
By
Gary Tetz
Dec 15, 2016
Every year about this time, I tell you eagerly and often weepily about “The Trip.” The one where 12 veterans, many of them from World War II and living in long-term care, get to hop on a plane...