Blogs, Guest Columns, Things I Think and Living Leadership
Once again the war on drugs forgets LTC
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jun 13, 2012
A proposed reclassification of painkillers is one more example of how the long-term care setting gets left out of policy discussions, and frail elders will pay the price.
Big challenges ahead for therapy
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Jun 12, 2012
A few years ago, my consulting company had the opportunity to work with a facility to implement a bariatric unit within a skilled nursing facility. This would seem an easy task, but the facility ended...
10 marketing reasons why providers should enter McKnight’s Technology Awards program
By
Pam Selker Rak
Jun 07, 2012
We hear it day after day in our industry: Providers need to market themselves because they’re entering an era of competitiveness like they’ve never seen before. As a marketing consultant in...
Sweet treatment you’ll crave: Chocolate helps the heart
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jun 07, 2012
Oh, happy day! Now here is a study that I think pretty much everyone can get behind. Researchers found that dark chocolate (at least 60% cocoa) may be an inexpensive and effective way to help prevent cardiovascular...
Too much TMI
By
Gary Tetz
Jun 05, 2012
“Too much information.” That’s a phrase I hear the kids using a lot these days as they menace the sidewalks on their long-boards. They actually say “TMI,” apparently because...
Therapy not complete without some ‘home’ work
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
May 30, 2012
Is it worth it? I’m referring to home visits by the therapy team, the patient, and their family. These are the clinical visits with the patient to their home for a “practice run” conducted...
Share with your employees and they will stay
By
Anthony Cirillo
May 29, 2012
The idea of consistent assignment and staff retention is central to a key new report on employment and elder care.
Grab life by the cup
By
Gary Tetz
May 23, 2012
While there are still some who believe my continued intake of coffee has ruined my chances to spend a blissful eternity in paradise, down here on Earth it’s apparently prolonging my existence.
Are you ready for ‘The Call’?
By
Laura Rossman
May 22, 2012
I remember the day I got “the call.” With years of experience in aging and long-term care, I found myself confused, overwhelmed and without easy access to all the right papers for my parents....
Remembering Momma
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
May 17, 2012
Some of us are blessed to still have our moms; some of us are blessed with memories.