Long-term care financing reform – progress is possible
By
Brian D. Ellsworth and Arthur Y. Webb
Nov 13, 2013
When the federal Commission on Long-term Care issued its report last month, there was a sense of déjà vu all over again. Sixteen years ago, in New York State, we were staff person and task force member,...
Lost in a nursing home elevator — and lived to not talk about it
By
Gary Tetz
Jun 20, 2013
Here’s one that slipped through the cracks, and I’m beating myself up about it. How did I miss the McKnight’s story about Rosalie, the 87-year-old nursing home resident who was trapped...
Battle over Alzheimer’s drug coverage is hardly a no-brainer
By
John O'Connor
Feb 26, 2023
Well, it looks like we have a good old fashioned war of words developing over Alzheimer’s drug coverage. It’s a battle well worth watching.
The impact of supervisor support on the job satisfaction of immigrant and minority LTC workers
By
Frances M. Hawes, Ph.D.
Aug 30, 2021
The long-term care workforce is growing increasingly diverse. Immigrant and minority workers make up a significant proportion of the long-term care workforce and may be influential in filling these positions...
I should be walking across a stage this week
By
Misty Thomas
May 07, 2020
I should be celebrating and absorbing a moment I have looked forward to in finally obtaining my degree as an acute care adult gerontology nurse practitioner. I should be extremely disappointed this moment...
A simple way to make life safer for nursing home residents
By
John O'Connor
Aug 06, 2018
According to recent reports, more than 1,000 senior living operators in the Sunshine State still do not have back-up generators on the premises.
Musings on moving
By
Mary Gustafson
Aug 30, 2012
For the last week I’ve tripping over cardboard boxes, but landing, safely, on mounds of bubble wrap. It’s the end of the month, and like many apartment- and office-building dwellers, I’m...
Time to pick your fantasy teams for … funding
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 13, 2011
Now that we know there will be an NFL season, fantasy football leagues are roaring into shape around the land. I would have loved to be in the “war room” to hear the give-and-take for drafting...
Fighting the stains on your profession
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 05, 2016
Some journalists are jerks or untrustworthy. Or both. There, I said it.
Feeling under fire? No wonder
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 28, 2016
How do you know you have a room with three people feeling sorry for themselves in it? Find a room with two nursing home workers. Their persecution complex levels will add up.