I have always welcomed change, as I truly believe that growth and progress require it. So, why do I have such a hard time embracing an occupational title change for certified nursing assistants? I guess...
Profile —Architect of change: Mary Jane Koren, M.D., Vice President, The Commonwealth Fund
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 06, 2007
Mary Jane Koren has always taken pride in being creative. Inventiveness has driven everything she’s done, who she’s worked with and what causes she has advanced. But there is no question what...
Reader Poll: What is the best thing your manager does to help you in your job?
Apr 05, 2017
“He (Board Chairman of the Reformed Church Home Reed Feuster) encourages me. He always makes a point to thank us and offer help. It’s kind of refreshing to get outside support. At the board...
3 bold predictions for the coming year in long-term care
By
John O'Connor
Jan 02, 2018
There’s nothing like a budding new year to awaken that urge in scribes to warn better-informed readers what to expect. It must be some kind of occupational hazard. So in the spirit of not always...
Profile: The thrill is far from gone
Dec 01, 2014
Growing up in a big family, Deborah Green’s tenacious spirit developed out of necessity: “As one of six kids, I was always vying for my parents’ attention,” says the executive vice...
The flu gets personal
By
Bruce Baron
Oct 24, 2013
Late last month, we got a call from my almost octogenarian father-in-law, Lou. Lou has always been relatively healthy. During this call, Lou told us that he had the flu. He said not to worry, that he was...
How Wingate Healthcare resolved every eldercare provider’s worst nightmare
By
Bruce Baron
Jun 21, 2013
Staff call outs are a nursing staff’s worst nightmare and are a prime reason that employee turnover for staff schedulers remains at a high level. Staff call outs often happen at the last minute and...
Ask the payment expert … about RACs
Apr 06, 2015
I thought the Recovery Audit Contractors were on hold, so why did I receive a request from our RAC for a Medicare Advantage resident?
Ask the nursing expert
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Jan 01, 2009
Anne Marie Barnett, RN Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
The ‘I’ in Toxic Team
By
Gary Tetz
Dec 06, 2017
Have you ever been a member of a Toxic Team in long-term care? Where you’re always watching your back, thinking you’re a martyr, wondering what so-and-so meant when he or she said this or that,...