With more providers and patients than ever focusing on palliative and hospice care, shouldn’t the quality improve at least a little bit? Not necessarily.
Stop claiming ‘resident rights’ in discrimination cases
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 09, 2017
Administrators wiser than me have offered advice on what to do when there’s a racist resident.
Come fly with us!
By
Diane Carter
Oct 06, 2017
Watching the news these days, it’s easy to feel like nursing homes and those of us working in them aren’t doing anything right. I want to suggest otherwise.
But … we’ve always done it this way
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Oct 04, 2017
Almost nothing burns my cookies more than when someone says, “I’ve always done it this way,” despite having poor outcomes.
A tale of compassion — and the true meaning of voice to text
Oct 02, 2017
As he spoke, his words miraculously showed up on the screen for all to see. You had to strain to pick up his words with your ears, but it was easy to see the words showing up accurately for the 500+ folks...
Is it time for operators to focus on small ball?
By
John O'Connor
Oct 02, 2017
Rick Matros tweaked more than a few noses last week when he made some rather disparaging remarks about the benefits of investing in behemoths. As he sees it, there pretty much are none.
Advice from a daughter to caregivers
By
Marilyn Gerkin
Sep 27, 2017
Some tips from a daughter’s perspective.
Disaster communication: A tale of two mothers-in-law
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Sep 26, 2017
Both of my mothers-in-law live in long-term care communities in Florida. One lives in a place that was excellent about how they communicated with family members before, during and after Hurricane Irma....
The value of RN-to-BSN programs
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 26, 2017
The idea of a BSN programs should be a big draw to long-term care RNs.
Keeping residents safe, one inspection at a time
By
Jindou Lee
Sep 25, 2017
No matter what other issues you may be dealing with on any given day, nothing is more important than the safety and wellbeing of residents living in senior facilities.