Finding joy in the difference you make is perhaps all the inspiration any of us needs.
My life on Zoom
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 04, 2020
Well, another week is gone by with another round of Zoom meetings. And I’ll be honest: I’m as confused as a chameleon in a bag of Skittles.
Data Speaks: What is my niche? Data driven decision making
By
Joel VanEaton
Aug 03, 2020
When examined strategically, data has a voice, it comes to life, it can in fact speak volumes to you. Data speaks about the care you deliver, it provides insight into your treatment patterns, and data...
Strength in numbers: LTC might finally be getting some
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 31, 2020
The data revolution, which has picked up speed in long-term care recently, may be poised to improve therapies and treatments for some common afflictions among the elderly.
The good old days: When germs were good
By
Renee Kinder
Jul 31, 2020
My household smells like the inside of a swimming pool. Literally, only Clorox will do. Walls, floors, bathrooms, kitchen, even in the laundry. Everyone here has some piece of clothing that has suffered...
Useless PPE befitting federal nursing home neglect
By
Brendan Williams
Jul 29, 2020
According to Paraprofessional Health Institute data, there were 581,000 nursing assistants working in nursing homes in 2018. Their median wage was just $13.38 an hour. Ninety-two percent were women,...
Winter is coming
By
Liza Berger
Jul 29, 2020
This pandemic has shifted our perspective like few things have done before. Now, here we are, at the end of July, hitting milestones such as 4 million U.S. cases and other depressing records. And...
Tips for successful telehealth services implementation in SNFs
By
Jennifer Birdsall
Jul 28, 2020
At CHE Behavioral Health Services, a nationwide organization providing behavioral health services to patients in skilled nursing facilities and now to the general community, we had to work quickly to provide...
Advice from LTC pros who have been through COVID-19
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jul 28, 2020
Here is some advice from staff members of New York City nursing homes hit early in the pandemic.
‘I do not have a job. I have always had a mission.’
By
John O'Connor
Jul 26, 2020
My favorite teacher of all time is still going at it, as she has been for more than five decades. She’s Leah Klusch.