We know that speaking two languages has positive effects, ranging from an ability to switch between tasks to cognitive quickness in older adults.
What the family wants
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 18, 2013
When it comes to talk about palliative care and rehospitalizations, what should a provider do when the family is insistent on sending their loved one back to the hospital?
The future of antipsychotics
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 05, 2012
It turns out McKnight’s Editor Jim Berklan is psychic, or at least a well-read prognosticator of long-term care.
In pursuit of the C-suite
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 15, 2012
Imagine an industry where an entry-level person is encouraged to be hungry and aggressive, to work long hours for little pay, lead (almost by default) an unhealthy lifestyle, and not have to dress all...
Minnix bids farewell
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 04, 2015
LeadingAge luminaries and past board chairmen such as Win Marshall, Audrey Weiner, Mary Alice Ryan and David Gehm weighed in onLarry Minnix’s accomplishments from establishing the Center for Aging...
Why the government shutdown should matter to you
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 03, 2013
One of the benefits of social media is that you find out people you follow are occasionally idiots.
Robots for hire
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 05, 2013
In the roundup of best Super Bowl commercials, the one that best relates to your lives didn’t air. No, I’m not talking about the elderly people escaping from the nursing home to go eat Taco...
Caregiving in California
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 18, 2012
For all of the holiday joy in many of our lives, if there’s a time of year people feel burned out, it’s probably about now.
Profile: Sharon Colling
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 05, 2015
While many administrators enter long-term care because of a personal experience, American College of Health Care Administrators interim CEO Sharon Colling’s connection is different than most.
Celebrating new citizens, all around us
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 03, 2014
The Fourth of July is not a holiday that I tend to think much about. Fireworks are pretty, but when set off in the alley behind my house both terrify the cats and make us fear that our garage is going...