The Affordable Care Act, commonly known as, “ObamaCare,” is well understood to be in place primarily to assist Americans in need of healthcare insurance. It might be safe to assume then, that...
SNF survival in an aging society
Jul 24, 2017
With the prevalence of multiple chronic conditions rising to three in four of those aged 65 and older, we face a ballooning number of people within the largest category of total Medicare spend –...
Rethinking the pandemic: From crisis to transformation
By
David Wilkins
Nov 16, 2020
Let’s face it: 2020 has turned everything upside down, and that’s putting it mildly. Just as many organizations were developing and executing long-term talent strategies, COVID struck and all of healthcare...
Strategies to improve workforce participation
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Feb 22, 2022
These short-term strategies from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine could improve workforce participation.
Ahhh, it’s summer… (Run for your life!)
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jun 10, 2014
The birds are singing, everything is green, people are planning vacations and you are shaking in your boots. Because you know, unlike the rest of the world, that with your job, you’re gonna have...
What’s all this about PBJ?
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Aug 30, 2016
Why are they keeping track of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches? I appreciate their concern that residents might have our lunches served late, but what about the tuna fish sandwiches? And the chicken?...
Elevating resident experiences through specific products
By
Greg Snoddy
Apr 19, 2017
Facilities across the country are facing similar challenges but each one chooses to address those challenges differently
Raiders of the Lost Ark of Recruitment
By
Neil Hefta
Apr 03, 2019
If you take the time to create the right talent acquisition strategy, I am confident you will see more quality applicants knocking on your door
Longing for Del Boca Vista
By
Liza Berger
May 13, 2020
This week we mourned the loss of a comedy giant, Jerry Stiller, who cemented his legacy as the excitable, loud and direct Frank Costanza on the hit show “Seinfeld.”
Keys to employee engagement at Feb. 16 webinar
Feb 06, 2017
Employees seem to be in the driver’s seat more than ever thanks to high turnover and worker shortages in long-term care. That’s why on Feb. 16 providers are being presented with a vital McKnight’s...