Whatever your workforce issues are, Angela Duckworth, Ph.D., might have just the answer you’re looking for. And it involves a little advice from the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Is no news really good news?
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May 03, 2016
Long-term care doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Every once in awhile, the issues you face in your facilities each day “leak” out of the healthcare realm and on to the pages of a major newspaper,...
Goodbye, Colbert . . . hello, flu
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 23, 2014
In honor of Stephen Colbert’s recently ended run on Comedy Central, I’d like to address some “truthiness” I’ve recently spotted, which I believe could harm long-term care...
Likelihood of hospice use may vary by where you live
Aug 21, 2015
We tend to paint hospice with broad strokes. A new study indicates how it can vary by states, with Oregon emerging as the best example of a place that seems to be doing it right.
A story to promote empathy in dementia care
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 22, 2013
Earlier this month, I was excited to learn that one of my favorite writers, Alice Munro, had been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature. To mark the honor, The New Yorker republished one...
A new perspective on age-old, old-age issues
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 10, 2021
For nearly a decade, my freelance writing career included plenty of articles about chronic wounds, payment reform and pretty much anything else skilled-nursing related. Surely, I thought, I’d mastered...
Can’t buy much on Grandma’s allowance
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 15, 2023
Knowing the incredibly tight dollar amounts that institutionalized Medicaid beneficiaries live by, I have a new perspective on my grandma’s desire to make little luxuries last.
The LTC leader who may never know how lucky he was
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James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2021
It’s always good to see long-term care luminary Larry Minnix, in person or in the news. He popped up most recently as a new inductee for the CCRC Hall of Fame, a natural fit if there ever was one. He...
Avoiding norovirus like the plague
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Elizabeth Newman
Jun 05, 2014
Norovirus is the scourge of nursing homes, not to mention frequent travelers. The release of Center for Disease Control and Prevention data this week confirms what many of us see firsthand, which is “the...
Some health and life tips from Deepak Chopra
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Liza Berger
Jan 13, 2011
As it’s a new year, it’s as good a time as any to take stock of our health—both mental and physical. Deepak Chopra offers some great advice in this department.