Wow residents with food choices, even when they’re dining alone
By
Cindy Dahl, RDN, NHA
Oct 12, 2020
Right now, residents eating in their rooms for meals are isolated. They may be feeling sad and scared, creating anxiety and depression. Now more than ever, good nutrition that supports a healthy immune...
Why nurses are feeling the strain of COVID-19 and four things they can do about it
By
John Lee
Sep 14, 2020
While solutions to the coronavirus pandemic are still up in the air, data and personal testimony abounds on just how hard hit the medical community — in particular nurses —have been by COVID-19. As...
6 communications lessons learned from the SNF response to COVID-19
By
David A. Ball
Sep 04, 2020
Here are six lessons learned about communicating better to help facilities that now find themselves at the center of the COVID-19 storm.
Media should stay positive when it comes to seniors
By
Herb Hildebrandt, Ph.D, Hl.D.
Jul 24, 2020
Headlines during the time of COVID-19 foretell more semantic warmth for the elderly than I have ever read and heard before. That is the underlying tone of my following remarks. Changes in tone Negative...
To mask or not to mask?
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Jul 20, 2020
Disclaimer: I know I’m preaching to the choir. But it has to be said, so I’m saying it. I keep hearing defenses against wearing a mask in public. I wear one to protect YOU. I work in a COVID-19 facility...
The floggings will continue until morale improves
By
Brendan Williams
Jun 25, 2020
Caught in the throes of a pandemic lethal to those they serve, nursing homes have been largely abandoned by policymakers. The $4.9 billion in federal relief provided in May was very welcome. However,...
Three solutions embraced during the COVID-19 crisis that could be used to expand our clinical workforce
By
John Reinhart
May 11, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has been extremely challenging for those organizations and healthcare professionals who offer services to our “at risk” population especially our seniors. Our elderly members...
The nurse guilt Is unbearable
By
Steven Littlehale
May 04, 2020
Amid a deep bout of “nurse guilt,” I feel like I should be doing more.
Person-centered care is more than a buzz word
By
Phyllis Ayman
Apr 13, 2020
Person-centered is the “new” terminology for care in skilled nursing facilities. That seems almost like an oxymoron. Wouldn’t the care for people always have been person-centered? The truthful answer...
Prepare for a visit from the ghosts of reimbursement past, present and future!
By
Steven Littlehale
Dec 20, 2019
“If I could work my will, every idiot who goes about with ‘Reimbursement Reform’ on their lips would be boiled in their own pudding and buried with a stake of holly through their heart!” Ebenezer...