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.
Answers to lingering questions about PBJ
By
Karolee Alexander, RN, RAC-CT
Jul 08, 2016
Even though the Payroll-Based Journal kick-off was last Friday, it’s understandable that questions still cloud this new process. It behooves providers to get up to speed and become better informed...
Limiting your contractual liability
By
Betty Norman
Jun 27, 2016
Contract review allows you to evaluate potential risk exposures and ensure that you limit your liability when working with third parties.
What it’s like to be a nurse whistleblower
By
Pam McNally, RN
Jun 13, 2016
Document, document and document.
Naïveté solves all LTC-related problems, studies do not show
By
Gary Tetz
Jun 03, 2016
Next to a cozy blanket or mug of cocoa, nothing quite soothes the soul like the calming embrace of pure naiveté. Perhaps that’s why more than one-third of Americans apparently believe Medicare will...
When understaffing becomes rationing
By
Lance Youles
Apr 22, 2016
No factor has a greater impact on the quality of a nursing home resident’s care and life than staffing levels, whether their outcomes are measured by moments in time (i.e., incidents & condition...
Rising tide of medical cannabis
Mar 09, 2016
While there is some concern about potential abuse of medical cannabis, it is overshadowed by its potential benefits.
Use of the life participation approach for those with dementia
By
Becky Khayum, MS, CCC-SLP
Mar 04, 2016
How can SLPs help to improve quality of life in this population, from diagnosis throughout the progression of the disease?
What DONs wish administration knew
By
Jackie Cochrane, RN
Mar 02, 2016
Coordinating staffing is a full-time job.
Small talk and FEMA camps
By
Gary Tetz
Feb 25, 2016
It’s getting harder and harder to talk to strangers on planes, now that advancing technology has rudely stripped a primary conversation starter away from all of us who are shy travelers.