Every once in a while a leadership principle that you have held on to tightly for years gets turned on its ear.
Mythology vs. reality in rehab
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Jan 22, 2016
Rehabilitation in geriatrics is a challenging and extraordinary endeavor, but can be a vortex of possibilities, rumors and mythology. The mythology of skilled services in the SNF prove challenging and...
Five-Star profanity
By
Gary Tetz
Nov 19, 2015
“Well, gosh. Just my luck.” I don’t know for certain that’s how the Pennsylvania nursing home housekeeper responded after being fired for using bad language at work. But regardless,...
He came back
By
Gary Tetz
Jun 04, 2015
There’s a legendary photo of General Douglas MacArthur wading ashore upon a heroic return to the Philippines in World War II, and that’s what popped into my mind recently when I saw an elderly...
Biometric preening — dying is not good business
By
Gary Tetz
Nov 24, 2014
For success in long-term care, you want your employees to stay well, and especially not dead. If it isn’t already, that should probably be a primary component of your business plan. A dead staff...
What if psychologists ruled the (LTC) world…
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jul 24, 2014
While most psychologists almost exclusively address the mental health of nursing residents due to the current reimbursement system, we’re also aware of the interactions between staff members, families,...
Are your residents walking independently?
By
Mary Harroun
May 01, 2013
Attention: All nursing home staff! Why are many of your residents still sitting in wheelchairs?
How to make GPOs work for you
By
John P. Sganga
Aug 15, 2012
There was a time when long-term care facilities could pay top dollar for products and services and still enjoy comfortable profits, but those days are long gone. In 2012, as costs increasingly outpace...
8 questions to help providers with community move managers
By
Kim McMahon
Apr 13, 2012
Continuing care retirement communities can improve their occupancy rates by incorporating senior move management services into their move-in enticement options.
Will music improve MDS 3.0 scores?
By
Dan Cohen, MSW
Jun 22, 2011
Using iPods to reconnect long-term care residents with their favorite music is a simple intervention with great upside potential and no side effects. They’re an inexpensive tool that can have a positive...