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Is there an ‘I’ in team?
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Feb 05, 2019
We’ve all heard it: “There is no ‘I’ in team.” But I challenge that.
Listening instead of reacting
By
Tara Roberts
Oct 29, 2015
Reimbursement model changes should bring freedom back to the licensed professional.
Support for and lessons learned from 3M and HomeFree
By
Jim Gleason
Mar 20, 2014
For those of you that keep up on what’s going on in the industry, you probably know that 3M announced that they were exiting the market around 18 months ago. We’ve stepped in to help customers.
It’s easy to forget how quickly things have improved for LTC
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2013
This publication and this sector were facing some very troubled times in 1990. That’s when I joined McKnight’s Long-Term Care News. The experts have a technical term for where the field and...
In pursuit of the C-suite
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 15, 2012
Imagine an industry where an entry-level person is encouraged to be hungry and aggressive, to work long hours for little pay, lead (almost by default) an unhealthy lifestyle, and not have to dress all...
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...
Red for stop or green for go?
By
Paul Liistro
Oct 14, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, hoping to provide consumers with more usable information, is employing anachronistic thinking. If agency officials believe the threat of negative branding...
Ongoing budget battles reveal a deeper problem
By
John O'Connor
Sep 27, 2013
Many long-term care providers seem to be experiencing a case of budget battle fatigue right about now. Yes, it was earlier this year that a fiscal cliff compromise was reached. And now two more budget-related...
You ‘Like’ me!
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 01, 2012
It’s not necessarily a bad thing, or a good one either — kind of like Rice-A-Roni or the music of Yanni. But instant customer feedback, and the expectation of immediate response and action is where...