It’s time for well-earned salutes to those leaders we respect
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 06, 2022
Call them prized veterans, mentors, stars, uber-leaders. Label them whatever you want. We all have them around us in our work lives. Now it’s time to celebrate them properl
Must we let COVID waltz in the front door?
By
Brendan Williams
Jan 14, 2022
My son is a freshman at a public university in the state of Washington that made the abrupt decision, late afternoon on the last day one could withdraw and receive a tuition refund, to go to online instruction...
We are failing our residents living with dementia
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Feb 20, 2020
The majority of providers I talk to today share that they are not doing enough 1:1 engagement, and that means to me that we are failing our residents, especially the ones living with cognitive change or...
Skilled care reprimands: Cheap shots or fair criticism?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 22, 2019
For what seems like the umpteenth time, another media outlet has taken aim at the skilled care sector.
How SNFs are cutting costs without cutting back on care
By
Betsy Rust
Jun 29, 2018
As if managing the health of patients wasn’t difficult and time-consuming enough, skilled nursing facilities now have to do more to manage their increasingly complex businesses as well.
When perfect is the enemy of good
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 31, 2017
One of the common refrains you heard last week as the GOP healthcare plan marched to its demise was Republicans saying that “we’re letting perfect be the enemy of good.”
What OSHA’s new ruling means for you
By
Martie Moore
Aug 22, 2016
While we have worked hard to create safer workplaces, we still have work to do. A new federal rule on injury reporting and recording could help get us there.
Understanding what residents love
By
Jack York
Feb 03, 2016
Think of your own favorite quirk and ask yourself if your organization’s culture would be able to find your own personal needle in the haystack.
End-of-life planning – not just for patients
By
Steve Byrne
Jan 13, 2016
Have you, a long-term care professional, made a plan for yourself and your loved ones?
LeavingAge
By
Gary Tetz
Feb 26, 2015
I’m feeling extremely unsettled lately. On edge. Anxious. It’s not the threat of rising sea levels, or the erosion of public confidence in the integrity of Nightly News anchors, or the possibility...