PHILADELPHIA — McKnight’s resident millennial here reporting live from The City of Brotherly Love with some exciting news: Despite all the social horror media stories we’ve seen cycle through...
Is no news really good news?
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May 03, 2016
Long-term care doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Every once in awhile, the issues you face in your facilities each day “leak” out of the healthcare realm and on to the pages of a major newspaper,...
Catching nurse impostors — if you can
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Jul 11, 2017
If you’ve ever seen the movie “Catch Me If You Can,” you’ve probably wondered how in the world the protagonist could get away with his scheme of working jobs he had no qualifications...
Lessons for LTC providers — with students as the teachers
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Sep 06, 2016
There are some lessons providers can glean from students who have made the jump into a living situation where few in their age group have gone before. That’s right, nursing homes.
Person-centered care, Chopped style
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May 10, 2016
If there was such thing as an armchair quarterback for the Food Network show Chopped, it’d be me. My friends and I have logged an almost embarrassing amount of time watching it (eight hours on one...
Paro goes to Hollywood
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Nov 17, 2015
It’s not too often that I see topics that we cover at McKnight’s spill over into pop culture. Especially not on a brand new, critically acclaimed Netflix comedy series.
Go get your audience (before Kanye West does)
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Oct 13, 2015
When you ask seniors for their take on twerking, Kanye West and social media, you’re bound to get some colorful answers.
Technology troubles hitting close
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Sep 07, 2015
We like to assume that healthcare workers are a trustworthy bunch, especially when they’re entrusted with caring for people’s’ loved ones. But manipulation of data, from patients’...
The curious case of the disappearing CNA
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Oct 27, 2015
In high school, I had a job working in the foodservice industry, which I strongly believe should be a mandatory part of the teenage experience. It might have helped a recently fired nurses’ aide,...
Who are you wearing?
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Sep 12, 2016
Whenever I see a city I once lived in making headlines or trending online, I cross my fingers and hope it’s for something good. This was not the case this past week.