As I suspect of most journalists, I’m an eavesdropper. Recently I heard a pizza shop employee say to another employee, “No one was being honest with her,” and the other employee said,...
Kwalu, Clorox team up for a clean finish
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 05, 2015
Long-term care furniture company Kwalu and Clorox Healthcare have announced a joint marketing venture that will promote disinfectants on non-porous furnishings.
Managing family expectations in antibiotic reduction
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 24, 2018
It was different, and helpful, to hear Philip D. Sloane, M.D., MPH, a University of North Carolina Chapel Hill professor, discuss how to talk to families about antibiotic reduction during a McKnight’s...
Good medicine at Good Samaritan
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 19, 2017
I often hear a reluctance among executives to acknowledge how tough the lives of some of their employees are. In Mark McElwee’s case, however, he’s not only acknowledging, he’s doing...
Looking forward to 2017
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 11, 2016
In a historic week for the country, there’s been a lot of discussion about media, most of it negative. That’s why it made me feel good to talk to two administrators who saw a McKnight’s...
Starting the day with email: A good plan?
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 12, 2018
How we structure our days can often be tied directly back into our productivity.
LeadingAge gets a 911 call
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 24, 2012
You could soak up plenty of what you’d want to hear at a conference Monday at the LeadingAge PEAK Leadership Summit: discussions ranging from leadership and policy to payments.
Administrators gain control with new technology suite
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 04, 2016
A new product to track information technology infrastructure and see what assets are connected to a company network could help long-term care administrators increase patient privacy.
Thinking like a hospital
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 21, 2013
A provider conference session this week was called “Using War Games to Cope in Uncertain Times.” Its subtitle could have been “Act Like a Long-Term Care Organization, Think Like a Hospital.”
Becoming wide awake about the dangers of sleeping pills
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 15, 2013
There are some people who are able to fall asleep as their head is hitting the pillow. Then there are the rest of us. And if you don’t think you know any of us, you’re probably wrong.