Onward and upward — what’s motivating your job change?
By
Gary Tetz
Jul 21, 2014
After stealthily observing long-term care professionals in the wild for the past 15 years or so, I’ve come to see you as a perplexing and elusive study in contrasts. Perhaps you haven’t noticed...
Let’s talk about sex
By
Robin Dessel
Aug 07, 2013
Sexual expression should be sanctioned and rightly belongs in residential healthcare settings. Sexual rights should not be subject to change based upon age, place of residence, sexual preference or the...
A solar eclipse of the heart
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 22, 2017
As Bonnie Raitt’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” was playing in my head for the days leading up to Monday’s solar eclipse, the national news of hate and division that’s been...
Pig bladders, spiders and ponies — oh my!
By
Gary Tetz
Apr 20, 2017
Last time, I wrote about pig bladders, and how they can help bolster the courage of your convictions to innovatively solve any long-term care challenge. So I think you’re definitely ready for a frank...
A heart for learning
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Mar 07, 2017
I was thinking about obstructions to learning while recently working on some educational initiatives. It occurred to me that one of the largest obstacles is a closed heart.
Wisdom from elders
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Aug 16, 2016
I told residents that I was writing an article on advice from elders about how to live life and their responses were immediate and enthusiastic, as if they’d been waiting for someone to ask.
What it’s like to be a nurse whistleblower
By
Pam McNally, RN
Jun 13, 2016
Document, document and document.
Seven strategies for treating psychiatric patients in SNFs
By
Robert Figlerski, Ph.D.
Mar 05, 2018
As part of my early clinical training, I spent some time treating patients at a large psychiatric hospital that has long since closed.
Motherhood, the job that gets you somewhere
By
Renee Kinder
Apr 26, 2018
Motherhood and its life lessons take the cake when it comes to making connections with therapy patients.
My life as a rehab director
By
Cathy Spearman
Jul 15, 2016
This is story of a young physical therapy assistant with big dreams, good morals, strong ethics and not much of a clue as to where the world of skilled rehab was headed. Some things can only be taught...