Reflecting on sage advice I received from a seasoned administrator.
Examining the SNF landscape
By
Jeffrey D. Jeter
Apr 08, 2019
The massive increase in demand for SNFs and for higher quality of care required to afford their care will further strain an already tight labor market.
The COVID-19 journey: Two providers’ stories
By
Liza Berger
Dec 09, 2020
To better understand how the imminent COVID-19 vaccines will affect this sector, you merely need to talk to those in the field — people like Administrator Hayley Boutte, administrator of Maison Teche...
Montessori, not for kids only!
By
Phyllis Ayman
Jun 27, 2020
Dr. Maria Montessori, who became Italy’s first female physician in 1896, was a pediatrician and visionary educator who revolutionized children’s education by creating a model that has stood the test...
For residents with chronic pain, pain management and bowel care should go hand in hand
By
Yvonne D'Arcy
Feb 21, 2020
Pain is a component of many chronic conditions, making chronic pain a health concern on its own. In fact, as many as 50 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, including myself. In 1991, I fell in...
Troubled observations of a veteran long-term care nurse
By
Cynthia Skinner
Jun 12, 2019
Our problems in long-term care are too complex for simple answers, which is too bad. Nurses especially deserve better.
LTC interventions help improve quality of life
By
Terri Maxwell
Dec 28, 2018
Loneliness and social isolation, the complete or near-complete lack of contact between an individual and society, can be acutely troublesome for seniors,
Frustrations of a persecuted provider boil over
By
Barry Bortz
Nov 01, 2011
What happens when a government and society create an evil enemy of the state? They begin by calling them monsters, a drain on society that is guilty of heinous crimes, and they use the legal system and...
It’s time to get away
By
Julie Thorson
Mar 30, 2017
We were not meant to work without time to reflect and have a break.
Double the fun: McKnight’s Tech Awards adds categories and celebrates success
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 05, 2018
The launch of the sixth edition of the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards saw it double in size, multiplying the effects of its original mission: Celebrating how operators use technology to better...