Over the last two decades, nursing homes have faced a major shift in staffing that has altered the care being provided. While nursing positions were primarily staffed by RN’s, they have now been largely...
Season of giving
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Nov 16, 2021
As we head into a season of thanksgiving and generosity, I am so grateful for all of you. How you love every day. How special you are with your hearts of compassion and giving. I was recently reminded...
Hold on. This is gonna hurt.
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 10, 2021
I was listening earlier this week to an update on federal vaccine mandate challenges, which seem likely to send us on a roller coaster ride of emotions, preparedness and, potentially, disorganization,...
Achieving full staff vaccination through leadership, culture and longevity
By
Kathleen O'Connor
Nov 01, 2021
It was around the time that Pfizer submitted its first vaccine trial information to federal officials that Mary Saleh, LSW, administrator of Alden Lincoln Park in Chicago, started talking with her staff...
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News Newsmakers Podcast with Janean Kinzie and Alicia Sims: Making connections...
Oct 22, 2021
A program that boosts residents’ emotional health and boosts worker morale, all for the cost of an occasional candy bar or birthday card? It’s possible. In this podcast, McKnight’s Long-Term...
What would you do if you knew you would not fail?
By
Martie Moore
Oct 22, 2021
I, maybe like you, take random pictures of what catches my eye with my phone. So much so, I have over 30,000 thousand pictures in the cloud. I am sure that by the time I take my last breath, I will be...
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News Newsmakers Podcast with Leah Klusch
Oct 21, 2021
In some ways, added CMS oversight is going to make 2022 tougher than any year before it when it comes to compliance and payment matters, cautions top MDS educator Leah Klusch.
Indecision: Sinking ships and endangering lives
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 20, 2021
Will Congress continue to turn a deaf ear to the nursing home crisis if residents are dying for want of stability, if hospitals are backed up and unable to discharge patients for lack of admitting facilities?
Taking control back
By
Matt Salmon
Oct 19, 2021
I think it’s important that we recognize the impact COVID has had on our staff — and in some cases, recognize the damage it has done. Our staff are experiencing dissatisfaction and disconnection at...
Chitchat is your new favorite
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Oct 18, 2021
One of my favorite holiday movies is “Elf.” A movie about a human, who is raised at the North Pole as an elf. When Buddy, our main character, finds out he is human (an absolutely hysterical scene),...