I went to a wedding this month. Let me rephrase that: I went to a wedding that was a three-day, in-person, 125-attendees, sitting-at-tables-for-eight, extravaganza with family I haven’t seen in...
Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society elects Schema president, CEO
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 04, 2021
Nathan Schema has been elected the new president and CEO of the South Dakota-based Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, the nation’s largest non-profit provider of senior care and services. ...
Long-term care financing reform presents area of opportunity for presidential candidates
By
Kathryn Roberts
Sep 24, 2008
Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama should not overlook the potential impact of long-term care financing reform.
We need transparent solutions rather than excuses
By
Michael Wasserman
Apr 10, 2024
Financial success and sustainability are at the heart of the fiduciary responsibility duty. Physician leaders must balance the potential conflict between their Hippocratic Oath and fiduciary responsibility. ...
What it’s like to be a nurse whistleblower
By
Pam McNally, RN
Jun 13, 2016
Document, document and document.
Sprinkler mandate fails to soak in
By
John O'Connor
May 25, 2012
Ben Franklin warned us that death and taxes are life’s only certainties. But if you run a long-term care facility, feel free to add regulations to that list. And it looks like a doozy of a looming...
Vendor News Briefs: November 2018
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Elizabeth Newman
Nov 02, 2018
»Signature HealthCARE has selected HealthcareSource for its talent management platform, the company announced. Louisville, KY-based Signature has 115 locations in 10 states. »WellSky, a health technology...
NADONA offers hot conference for education
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Liza Berger
Jul 14, 2009
As usual, there was plenty to learn at this week’s annual conference of the National Association Directors of Nursing Administration/Long Term Care (NADONA). The scorching mid-July Phoenix heat did not...
Why open communication is key to a successful founder-investor relationship
By
Steve Lebowitz
Oct 25, 2022
We currently find ourselves in an uncertain market where a large number of companies are looking to raise capital as they look to survive in the current environment. While there is capital on the...
E-health records don’t get a free pass
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 26, 2011
There are millions of dots around us at any time. Sometimes a couple will jump out at you and scream, “Connect us!” I had one of those moments the other day when I saw the news headline “Electronic...