Saying that you want to be a good neighbor and acting like one are two very different things. There are teachable moments for other administrators looking at the Bel-Air nursing home sign argument.
Sacred moments in the therapy gym
By
Gary Tetz
Jun 14, 2018
I haven’t perched in a tree waiting for Bigfoot, or spent a morning with binoculars in a rowboat on Loch Ness. But I recently had a ringside seat for one of those elusive rehab therapy triumphs —...
Driving change in LTC —A discussion
By
Dague Retzlaff
Sep 15, 2017
In order to better understand how this evolution is impacting operators, and talk about the role that we play as lenders, I recently had a discussion with one of our long-term clients, Naveed Hakim, CFO...
GAO gets it right with need for more IT
By
Cynthia Morton
May 10, 2017
It’s good to have a “big dog” recognize that the long-term and post-acute care sectors should be given more help with information technology and exchange.
5 ways to increase occupancy with LGBT and ally residents
By
Hilary Meyer
Nov 07, 2016
Plus, we know that LGBT older adults are less likely to access care, and when they do, they feel they have to go back into the closet in order to minimize the risk of being mistreated.
Fike 2.0: How national tragedy created a long-term care champion
By
Tim Mullaney
May 20, 2014
Last week, President Obama dedicated the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York City. The occasion got me thinking about how the searing experience instilled in some survivors a fierce sense of mission. Katy...
The very anxious resident: A team approach
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
May 15, 2014
I’ve developed a set of suggestions for working with “challenging,” anxious residents, who can disrupt everyone around them. If caregivers don’t have sound strategies like these,...
On food and feasts at your facility
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Nov 20, 2018
I spend a lot of time thinking about food every day, but with Thanksgiving feasts on our minds this week it’s a particularly good occasion to consider what and how we serve meals to residents and staff.
ElderTech: Ideas from a tech exhibit
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jul 18, 2017
I was at the nursing station the other day when some unusual cracking noises caused me to look up from my documentation. A very old, petite lady was sitting in her wheelchair popping bubble wrap. She wore...
Some thoughts on a pregnancy discrimination case
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 17, 2016
There are times when a judge is right, and it makes you want to start screaming.