In medicine, there cannot be favorites; my dad was mine
After battling a long illness, I lost my hero, mentor, and father, Dr. Jack Fine, a week ago today, October 23. Anyone who knows me, knows the special relationship I had with my dad.
After battling a long illness, I lost my hero, mentor, and father, Dr. Jack Fine, a week ago today, October 23. Anyone who knows me, knows the special relationship I had with my dad.
We’ve been talking about it for months and now the day of reckoning has almost arrived: Election Day is just one week away, and the stakes could be very high for the skilled nursing crowd. The makeup...
Overseas talent may be key to filling nursing home hiring gaps, according to a research series published by The LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston.
A U.S. agency tasked with studying carcinogens says working at night — specifically, exposure to light during routine night-time shifts — is linked to increased cancer risk.
Arbitration is an effective means of resolving disputes. However, judicial response to arbitration has been mixed. While both the United States Supreme Court and federal district courts have resoundingly...
How can I help staff understand the importance of a sound discharge process that lowers readmissions?
In a recent survey of wound care professionals who work in nursing homes, almost half reported observing wound documentation that was inaccurate and led to adverse patient outcomes including sepsis, gangrene,...
With college football season clearly on the horizon, there I was, wanting to play retired sportscaster Keith Jackson and yell, “Whoa, Nellie!”
This is not about an average trip to Disney World. It’s going to require 36 staffers, including two physicians and an FBI agent, and will cost about $170,000.
The leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society and Sanford Health are planning to combine their organizations on Nov. 1 now that the affiliation has cleared regulatory hurdles without objection.