When an injured employee is out of work, there is a potential that the injury will impact an organization’s productivity, efficiency and overtime costs.
The stories behind ‘Still Alice’
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Nov 10, 2015
In researching story ideas for McKnight’s, I come across a lot of scientific articles on the latest and greatest breakthrough in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia research. Unfortunately, between...
Nurse Strom and the comment section conundrum
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Dec 13, 2016
It’s very fitting, and not at all surprising to me, that a story on social media comments has stirred up some of most intense reader response I’ve seen on this site in a while.
GoFundMe campaign covers nurse’s fine, but should it ever be paid?
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James M. Berklan
Apr 20, 2017
The saga of nurse Carolyn Strom has been one of our most popular over the last six months. She is, of course, the Canadian who vented about her grandparents’ healthcare on Facebook and was fined...
Thanks for telling your story
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 24, 2021
As a journalist, there’s not much better than writing a story that touches a nerve and gets people talking. When you share our work, we know we’ve hit on a critical topic or found a new perspective...
The inside story on long-term care
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Elizabeth Newman
Mar 20, 2012
One of the popular drumbeats in long-term care is about the importance of “telling our story.” But if you go to look for a literal story, you may find yourself coming up short.
The cultural symbols of an engaging workplace
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Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
Dec 05, 2016
When leaders recognize a “disconnect” between organizational values and visible symbols, they can make changes that align symbols with values.
The red bird: A story of connection and meaning
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Martie Moore
Dec 15, 2023
My encounters with the red bird had been limited until a week after my mother died. I was sitting on the couch, consumed with grief when it first arrived. The red bird flew to the transom and peered...
The love story of Boris, Pumba and nursing home residents
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Elizabeth Newman
Feb 12, 2015
It’s hard to follow the love story around Rusty the dog, which we ran last Valentine’s Day for our faithful readers. But I thought it was worth trying with the story of Boris and Pumba.
“They know me. They remember who I am.”
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Beth Sanders
Nov 21, 2012
The life story is not a “nice to have” document – it is essential to delivering quality. If memory loss begins and progresses, the details of his or her life story would serve as the...