While we spend a lot of time talking about depression and loneliness in long-term care, we spend less time talking about suicidal seniors. Here’s why we need to.
‘Tis the season for not checking email
By
Emily Mongan
Nov 22, 2016
As I set my own out of office reply last week for a quick trip to visit some college friends, I was reminded of a story I heard on NPR of a Texas newspaper editor who infuses his out-of-office replies...
Strength in unity is pharmacies’ motto, and hope
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 15, 2015
Growing up, we had a saying when we wanted to cross a busy street but couldn’t catch a break from drivers. “C’mon,” one of us would gamely yell, while pulling the others onto the...
Mental healthcare often shifts from one dangerous institution to another
By
John O'Connor
Oct 25, 2013
President John F. Kennedy signed the Community Mental Health Act 50 years ago today. Half a century later, the landmark measure’s legacy is both troubled and troubling.
As a boss, are you providing good guidance, or ‘good’ stories?
By
John O'Connor
Nov 22, 2013
Say what you will about bad bosses: They always seem to create great stories. But not usually as intended.
How to become an exceptional leader
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 06, 2014
If there’s one critical tool to becoming an exceptional leader, it’s not drive, smarts or even likeability. It’s the ability to listen.
Let your voice be heard
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 25, 2015
A new study reaches important conclusions about how important it is to — literally — speak up for yourself. Not to do so is a mistake, something I can identify with.
Winning recognition for your facility
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 11, 2015
Here’s how you know a program is successful: When people keep asking you when it’s coming back.
Your FitBit might just save your life — and your residents’
By
Jan 24, 2017
Even though I fell off the wearable fitness monitor bandwagon, recent research from the Stanford University School of Medicine might just serve as the incentive I need to jump back on it.
A tip of the cowboy hat to a fictional assisted living portrayal
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 31, 2012
I have found a positive portrayal of long-term care, and it’s in Dallas. Specifically, it’s in Dallas — in the pilot plot arc of J.R. Ewing.