I just bought a house. Yes, at this age. A common admonition to those on intimate terms with aging and mortality is to avoid buying green bananas. Well, I chose to laugh in the face of that bit of...
Why providers should be thankful for the federal staffing mandate
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 06, 2024
There is undeniably a vein of good in the federal nursing home staffing mandate for providers otherwise fearing the worst.
After the storm
By
Renee Kinder
Jun 21, 2019
Life hasn’t just been stormy. It’s been more like a torrential downpour that will not stop. But we all know that after a storm comes the … rainbow, new life, and a fresh beginning.
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Optimizing CNAs in age-friendly delirium care
By
Shih-Yin Lin
Jun 14, 2024
Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are the backbone to most long-term care organizations. In addition to national efforts to increase CNA wages and benefits and standardize CNA career pathway models currently...
Storm added to Village at Rockville
Jun 07, 2016
A two-year-old has joined the staff of The Village at Rockville in Rockville, MD. Black labrador Storm joins as a pet therapy dog.
When the storm passed, dedication persevered
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Sep 17, 2019
I can’t help but comment on the incredible dedication of staff members during Hurricane Dorian. Remember that we can, and should, always take the lead in praising staff.
When a storm hits your community
By
Bruce Baron
Feb 27, 2015
Right now there are more than 101 inches of snow in Boston. Whether it’s a snow storm in New England or Minnesota, a tornado in Nebraska or a hurricane in the South, long-term care providers have...
The calm before the antipsychotics storm
By
James M. Berklan
May 30, 2012
If you’re a Daily McKnight’s reader, it’s a good thing. Otherwise, you might have never known that a federal measure calling for closer monitoring of antipsychotic drug use in nursing...
For long-term care, the storm before the calm
By
John O'Connor
Sep 16, 2022
It wasn’t all doom-and-gloom when a financial futurist weighed in last week at NIC’s Fall Convention. More like a rude awakening.