People have busy lives, especially during December. But sakes’ alive, if you want to see a group of whiners, show up at jury duty.
Questionable therapy practices could put operators to the test
By
John O'Connor
Mar 05, 2012
Ready to take the therapy services quiz? The good news is that it only has one question and it’s multiple choice. But you don’t want to fail. Ready?
The best thing you’ll read all week
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 10, 2013
My grandmother passed away on Sept. 1. In the days since, those who knew and loved her have celebrated her life and mourned her passing together — and the obituary we wrote for her has gone viral on...
Flu killed 80,000 people last year
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 28, 2018
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed the flu killed 80,000 people last season, and resulted in another 900,000 going to the hospital.
It’s time to talk about long-term care’s diversity problem
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Nov 08, 2016
Long-term care leadership has a diversity problem. Don’t believe it? Travel to a national long-term care convention and look around — what do the majority of attendees look like?
Looking inside the bagpipes
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 26, 2016
As tragic as the death of a certain bagpipes-playing gentleman was, we can draw lessons from it to potentially help long-term care residents.
SNFs and cabbies agree that more regs are needed — for the other guy
By
John O'Connor
May 16, 2016
You can gain real insights about your future by examining what the competition is up to. Remarkably, there are still some skilled care operators who don’t see assisted living as the competition....
Blended lessons
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 12, 2015
In an attempt to cook, a good lesson emerges in knowing one’s limits.
Uh-oh, Congress is about to ‘fix’ your hiring problems
By
John O'Connor
Jun 07, 2013
Many providers are hoping immigration reform can help ease the field’s chronic understaffing challenges. But like many problems the government sets out to solve, this one is likely to cause a few...
Nice to meet you, Mr. President
By
Liza Berger
Oct 29, 2010
Imagine if you had the chance to ask President Obama anything you wanted. Rhode Island nursing home operator Angelo Rotella did, and loved every second.