Finally, something else to lie awake worrying about. A news story last week cited a study suggesting that sleep quality should improve with age. Great. That’s all I need. More pressure.
New Jersey’s real giants?
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 08, 2012
What a week for New Jersey. It started with the pro football team that has its roots there winning the Super Bowl, and it’s going to end with a first-in-the-nation effort by the state’s assisted...
It’s hard to resist allure of an interesting personality
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2007
Sometimes, it really is true: The ending is actually the beginning. Each month, any number of McKnight’s readers prove it. Upon receiving their magazine, they promptly flip to the back pages first....
What NOT to do for constipation
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 05, 2022
Let’s face it: When at work, nurses wait until, like, the last possible second to go to the bathroom. We’re literally just a cough or a sneeze away from an incontinence episode.
Are you a seagull?
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 19, 2022
My happy place is on a beach. When I was young, every year my dad would pile us in the car and take us “down the Ocean” for a week’s vacation. Which is Baltimore “speak” for going to Ocean City,...
The summer of our nursing homes’ discontent
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2022
Memorial Day weekend usually ushers in a feeling of lightness, but I’m weighed down by uncertainty this year. Will it be a summer of discontent?
New advocacy tool offers lawmaker education about long-term care pharmacy clinical value, benefits
By
Fred Burke
Jan 13, 2020
As every practitioner and advocate within our broader long-term care space knows, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to break through the noise when it comes to engaging with and educating policymakers...
Lessons learned after nursing home operator partners with local hospital system
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 02, 2018
The operator of two New Jersey nursing homes is partnering with the state’s largest hospital system, with both sides getting a little something out of the affair.
Reader poll: What do you do to unwind after a long shift at your facility?
Jun 08, 2018
“I go home and I walk my black lab, Luke. He’s very happy to see me and usually after a long day at work, most people aren’t always that friendly to you, as the boss. But, no, when you go...
Don’t be like ‘The Walking Dead’
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Nov 01, 2016
Sometimes we get so bogged down in what we are doing that we forget why we were doing it in the first place. Unfortunately, my favorite TV show doesn’t seem to realize this. Don’t do the same.