Reinventing rehabilitation and wellness
With New York City being the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, many here discuss the new norms of social distancing and infection control in terms of limiting rehabilitation services and not promoting...
COVID-19 provides opportunity to improve nursing home care
COVID-19 has placed a spotlight on the nursing home industry and the challenges that nursing home owners, operators, administrators and other top managers face in keeping residents safe and well. They’ve...
Pride, prejudice and seething staff
While we do not have Orange Walks in America, we do have a recurring phenomenon that victims are tiring of.
Complaints of the pandemic
We work in long-term care and we have COVID-19 patients. This is not news. Everyone who’s reading this can say the same. How are we handling it? We are all different. It’s also not news that we don’t...
The challenge of burnout in nursing home care workers during COVID-19
Any business owner knows that his or her company is only as good as the staff members he or she employs. You can have all of the strategies and competence on your side, but those working under you are...
The incredible shrinking brain
For those of you seeking a different coping path through this pandemic, might I suggest walking, gardening, swimming or dancing. I say this because a new preliminary study suggests that people who do those...
McKnight’s Executive Decisions May 2020
McKnight’s Executive Decisions May 2020
Can artificial intelligence help fulfill our ethical obligation to long-term care residents?
Nursing homes and long-term care (LTC) facilities throughout the country have reported significant clusters of SARS-CoV-2 infection, often with high associated mortality among the residents infected. ...
Heroes leading long-term care’s charge
This week, the History Channel ran a three-part series on General Ulysses S. Grant. I became a fan of Grant recently after reading the autobiography “Grant” by Ron Chernow, author of other massive...
Where reality meets hope in the face of COVID-19
I recently listened to a senior care leader’s video address to his company’s employees. I marveled at the message he was sending and his ability to create a genuine connection with his listeners. Particularly...
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