What I learned from a group of engaged senior care leaders
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
Sep 20, 2018
Impacting employee engagement and retention starts with senior leaders.
Study reminds providers about the tough prospect of putting up or stepping aside
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 20, 2016
My friend Rich admittedly didn’t know much about the group of school kids he was about to oversee. But as a business manager, he told me he had his own favorite method of ironing out disagreements...
Carpet cleaning: When less is better
By
Bob Abrams
Apr 03, 2015
There are three key reasons why administrators of long-term care facilities should consider installing carpeting in their locations. All are related to the health and safety of their staff and the people...
Don’t let residents throw their oral care under the bus
By
Joel Glicksman, D.D.S.
Jul 26, 2013
I hear it all the time: “I’m too old; I don’t want to fix my teeth.” Older patients easily give up on their oral health not realizing the importance of teeth to their overall health....
Long-term care in the best setting? Now that’s a hoot.
By
John O'Connor
Sep 28, 2020
When we don’t like what we see or hear, most of us can turn on the raging cave man/cave woman switch awfully fast.
Alzheimer’s a tough nut to crack
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2009
If there is any subject that attracts readers’ attention it is Alzheimer’s disease. It seems that every story we publish about the disease–from any angle–finds its way to the “Most...
What should long-term care make of these scathing reviews?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 23, 2018
Two stories that resonated the most over the past year have been personal blogs from long-term care operators who have left the profession. That’s a very interesting fact.
Hearts always play a role
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 15, 2012
It’s true that sometimes life’s best pleasures are life’s simplest pleasures.
Chilling out
By
John O'Connor
Mar 11, 2008
Last week’s NIC Western Regional Symposium in Las Vegas was as good a place as any to take the market’s current temperature. Unfortunately, one didn’t need to step outside to notice a...
Here’s some year-end guidance that you’ve been waiting for, LTC leaders
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 03, 2019
It’s wholly unintentional, but we find ourselves one-upping the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week.