There’s a tremendous lack of evidence-based research practices in nursing homes and much of what happens every day is based on belief rather than fact. We need to embrace research as a way to improve...
‘Let’s be careful out there’
By
John O'Connor
Sep 20, 2021
Well, the fall conference season kicked off in Phoenix last week.
Sentenced to a nursing home
By
Gary Tetz
Apr 29, 2014
Here’s an innovative new way, and maybe the only one you haven’t already tried, to make sure more people visit your lonely nursing home residents. Sentence them to do it.
On the road again and the plight of going solo
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Mar 05, 2019
Eating out alone can be uncomfortable. Not for me, but apparently for people around me.
Another reason why telemedicine is needed now, more than ever
By
Melissa Powell
Sep 02, 2020
The arguments in favor of telemedicine are compelling, and here’s a new one.
We need leaders (regardless of title) now more than ever
By
Julie Thorson
Apr 25, 2018
We need to recognize that leadership in our world must expand beyond formal titles. We work in a field where leadership is necessary 24 hours a day, not just the hours the offices are open.
What to say when there’s nothing else to say
By
Julie Thorson
May 06, 2020
I certainly don’t have the answers or solutions to this pandemic. But what I will continue to do is support, appreciate and trust.
Question and Answer on Immediate Jeopardy
By
Joan Redden
Mar 21, 2013
In the 2013 McKnight’s Online Expo session on Immediate Jeopardy, we did not have time to answer all the questions asked. Here is a follow-up Q and A, answered by presenter Joan Redden, the vice...
Nursing home marketing pros, this is your time to shine
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 12, 2017
So many times you see individuals who don’t typically get the company headlines hoping to, well, make themselves known and earn some recognition. Nursing home marketers, your table is ready.
Therapy is more than revenue and service
By
Kristy Wikum
May 22, 2013
How do skilled nursing facilities, clinics and hospitals think about therapy? Focusing on patient satisfaction and revenue is a good start, but it is not enough. As therapy continues to be scrutinized...