Long-term care providers have made remarkable progress in reducing antipsychotics. Now it’s time to turn the attention to antidepressants.
The love story of Boris, Pumba and nursing home residents
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 12, 2015
It’s hard to follow the love story around Rusty the dog, which we ran last Valentine’s Day for our faithful readers. But I thought it was worth trying with the story of Boris and Pumba.
Better understanding how residents are terrified about falling again
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 08, 2019
I fell badly on pavement Tuesday, and if nothing else, it gave me new empathy for your residents.
Life lessons from the Capital Gazette
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 06, 2018
Reflect for a moment, please, on your first job. The people you met, the lessons you learned, and how it influences you today.
Sister-to-sister: A long-term care triple-play
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 16, 2012
One can meet a lot of interesting people at the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living convention. It’s rare that you find yourself, however, doing a triple take when...
Why some children may not visit LTC residents
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 16, 2017
A Pioneer Network webinar on Thursday was a good reminder of how easy it can be to judge absent families when caring for the elderly.
The broken record of bad public relations
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 07, 2017
If there’s an area that I would argue is as bad as it was when I wrote about it in 2012, it would be how-long term care operators handle a public relations crisis.
Seniors still want to contribute to their community — help them do it
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 12, 2019
It’s exciting to see notice of Pioneer Network’s Community Commitment Award again. It’s a great chance to illustrate how residents still need to feel like they matter.
Health IT should be a bigger political issue
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 02, 2016
The chances of the next two months involving an intellectual discussion of the intricacies of healthcare policy within the current political spectrum is nil. But those of us in healthcare media wouldn’t...
Genetic testing opens can of worms for Alzheimer’s patients
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 25, 2015
Healthcare professionals tend to have a belief in facts, and as a corollary believe in conventional wisdom that knowledge is power. Of course, what people SAY they want to know and how they actually act...