Of all the scourges that hit nursing homes, there is one that always causes me to shudder. It’s not pressure ulcers or norovirus, C. diff or MRSA. It’s something less dangerous, but that I...
Ask the nursing expert … about filling leadership positions
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Mar 02, 2013
I have three leadership positions open in my facility and I just can’t seem to find what I am looking for. Any suggestions?
Ask the nursing expert: how to win over the staff as a new DON
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Aug 01, 2010
Anne Marie Barnett, RN, Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Ask the nursing expert
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Nov 01, 2007
What do you see as unexpected “obstacles” that I might encounter as a new director of nursing?
Stained glass brightens Minnesota facility
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 03, 2022
Salvaged stained glass windows from a now-closed nursing home have helped transform a Minnesota facility’s chapel 14 miles away.
You can’t take it with
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 24, 2018
Not every long-term care job description comes with the opportunity, or curse, to work after hours. Harried nurses can’t exactly carry a resident home and finish the job on the weekend, for instance...
Learn about dysphagia at April 2 webinar
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 27, 2019
When tablets are crushed or compounded, the formulations can put them in danger, as the dosing consistency and efficacy can change.
Alzheimer’s caregiving: The new normal
By
Allan S. Vann, Ed.D
May 19, 2014
I dealt first with my wife’s Alzheimer’s as a 24/7 caregiver at home, and now as a part-time caregiver and full-time advocate since her placement in the dementia wing of an assisted living...
Four choices
By
Julie Thorson
Sep 15, 2021
Testing our leadership skills, especially our communication skills, is certainly difficult these days. Effective communication is always a challenge, but when our emotions are running high and exhaustion...
Dementia diagnosis on inpatient Medicare claims linked to lower mortality and ICU stays
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 22, 2021
Undocumented dementia in nursing home residents who are transferred to acute care is linked to adverse outcomes, a new study finds. The good news is that acute care clinicians may now be recognizing dementia...