Blogs, Guest Columns, Things I Think and Living Leadership
Do the right thing when people are watching!
By
Julie Thorson
Apr 28, 2016
Every once in a while a leadership principle that you have held on to tightly for years gets turned on its ear.
Making others’ innovation your own is still innovation
By
Susan Fowler
Apr 27, 2016
There’s no law that innovation has to spring from a completely unique, 100% original idea.
Dr. El tries on the Genworth aging suit
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Apr 26, 2016
I had a chance the other day to see what it feels like to be 85 years old, thanks to a test drive of the Genworth R70i Aging Experience suit. Talk about being transported to another world. This is a pure...
Navigating bundled payments
By
Dave Sedgwick
Apr 25, 2016
There’s a lot of hand-wringing in the post-acute world these days as observers try to predict just how material the constant changes to reimbursement will be for the operators.
When understaffing becomes rationing
By
Lance Youles
Apr 22, 2016
No factor has a greater impact on the quality of a nursing home resident’s care and life than staffing levels, whether their outcomes are measured by moments in time (i.e., incidents & condition...
Anonyholics Anonymous
By
Gary Tetz
Apr 21, 2016
It’s about time someone is pushing back against all the vitriolic nonsense and baseless accusations people are willing to spew when they think no one will know who they are. Illinois lawmakers are...
Can we prevent Medicare bankruptcy?
Apr 20, 2016
Recently, the Congressional Budget Office shed light on a looming problem for those who rely on Medicare for Part A services – the money will run out in just 10 years.
Commanding respect from the disrespectful
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Apr 19, 2016
I started my nursing career in a very busy teaching-hospital operating room. I loved the excitement, the anticipation of the surgeon’s needs. But what I didn’t love was the utter disrespect...
Improving vision can help quality of life in LTC
By
Mark Milner, M.D.
Apr 18, 2016
AMD dramatically impacts quality of life, manifesting in greater social dependence, challenges maintaining independence and early admission to nursing homes.
2016: Taking stock so far
Apr 15, 2016
We are playing a bigger role in helping shift the view from seniors requiring treatment of an illness to that of a life lived that is full of exercise, activities and whole-person wellness.