Like sitting in a tub of hot cocoa on the shore of an enchanted mountain lake while listening to a choir of violin-wielding angels. That’s about how it felt to spend some quality time last week at...
Things I Think: A cow in every lobby
By
Gary Tetz
Sep 06, 2019
Every nursing home administrator probably has a favorite story of a resident whose state of health and happiness was transformed by experiencing the unconditional love of an animal. It’s universal, like...
Insta-gratification next?
By
Gary Tetz
Sep 06, 2017
Here’s a hypothetical for you. Let’s say you’re a busy nurse in a long-term care setting, and your supervisor wanders up and says, “Mrs. Jacobs in Room 203 really wants a cup of...
The Robot Alternative
By
Gary Tetz
Jan 04, 2016
Have you ever had some well-meaning someone give you a gift that turns out to be more like a job?
Blinking lights and deadly bacteria
By
Gary Tetz
Dec 19, 2013
Well, alrighty then. Looks like I didn’t win the lottery. So I guess I’ll have to buckle down and write yet another profound but cheeky blog post for this fine long-term care news magazine....
Dialing up a big smile
By
Gary Tetz
Sep 01, 2021
I saw the weirdest thing today. A guy got out of a car in front of a long-term care facility I was visiting, smiling from ear to ear.
Cynicism is contagious
By
Gary Tetz
Jul 01, 2014
Research shows cynical people die younger and are three times more likely to get dementia? Yeah, right. I’d like to see who paid for that study. And I just read on the Internet that evil corporations...
The scourge of screen time
By
Gary Tetz
Jan 11, 2024
Usually, we can safely rely on seniors to set an inspiring example for younger folks to emulate. They unselfishly share the wisdom acquired with age to help successive generations overcome current challenges,...
No time for brain damage
By
Gary Tetz
Apr 15, 2021
Has the “fog of late pandemic” hit you? Even if it has, you’re above it.
The blues drummers of long-term care
By
Gary Tetz
Jan 26, 2017
After witnessing a musical performance that left me amazed and stupefied, I went home with a flash of insight and a long-sought analogy — facility administrators are the blues drummers of long-term care.