Some people might dream of owning a professional football or baseball team. Right now, I’m wishing I owned a nursing home. Then I could immediately fire all the people who deserved it.
What makes a good visit? Good staff
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 08, 2013
The real story in long-term care centers lies in the actions of employees.
What genius thought nursing homes and prisoners were a good mix?
By
John O'Connor
Jan 07, 2013
It’s hardly a secret that many nursing home employees were once convicted of crimes. But facilities generally don’t accept inmates still serving time, with perhaps one notable exception
Peppering the CLASS Act’s demise
By
John O'Connor
Jan 04, 2013
If there’s one thing early January always delivers, it’s a cornucopia of coming-year predictions. But as far as long-term care is concerned, it might be more helpful to look back to 1990. The...
No reason to cheer fiscal cliff ‘solution’
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 02, 2013
Should a person be congratulated and backslapped for simply doing his or her job? That’s the question that should be on people’s minds today as they ponder what has happened with fiscal cliff...
Feeling stressed out as a long-term care leader? Guess who has it worse
By
John O'Connor
Dec 21, 2012
Being a leader in the long-term care field is no panacea these days. Rank may have privilege, but it also brings with it a wide range of headache-inducing responsibilities.
Mostly negative media coverage of nursing homes? Maybe, and here’s why
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 20, 2012
At first it looked like just another round of whining about the media. Nothing gets more tedious than long-term care providers making off-base comments about their portrayal in the popular press.
Caregiving in California
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 18, 2012
For all of the holiday joy in many of our lives, if there’s a time of year people feel burned out, it’s probably about now.
Fiscal cliff notes: Why long-term care operators should take a lesson from Dr. Seuss
By
John O'Connor
Dec 14, 2012
If you are like most long-term care professionals, you are likely watching the ongoing fiscal cliff standoff with a mixture of fear and disgust.
A social cure for some long-term care ills
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 12, 2012
Finally. Firm scientific research that drinking in groups is better than drinking alone. Wait, it’s not what you think. We’re talking seniors. We’re talking social. We’re talking...