At the October AHCA/NCAL conference, there was an incredible keynote speaker: Jade Simmons. Her profile shows her to be a born storyteller and a classically trained pianist. So I was excited to hear her...
Study’s amazing discovery: COVID-19 was not very good for long-term care
By
John O'Connor
Aug 05, 2023
Mama used to say the only good thing about being sick is that you’ll feel better later — if you live.
The blinking light
By
Gary Tetz
Jan 25, 2024
The office next to mine is empty. Well, not completely. A few pieces of furniture, an ugly lamp and some dog-eared file folders clutter the space a long-term care colleague once occupied. But that’s...
Too hot in the kitchen? Try your neighborhood nursing home
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 01, 2023
It seems a lot of us would like to bury not just our feet in the sand this time of year, but our heads too.
The role that NOW is having on today’s workforce
By
Martie Moore
Aug 26, 2022
In our thirst as leaders to stabilize and define what the business model looks like now, we have failed to recognize the lack of psychological capacity our workforce has in being able to make the journey...
Trying to reason with hurricane season
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 29, 2023
I’m here in Florida trying to prepare for this hurricane we are supposed to get as I write this. You know, you can do your best to prepare but as you’re scurrying about, knowing it’s hurricane season,...
To mask or not to mask? That is the question
By
John O'Connor
Dec 11, 2022
Three highly contagious viruses have joined forces to create new health hazards. Is it time to mask all the time again?
Zinnert named new AMDA executive director
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 13, 2023
AMDA – The Society for Long-Term Care Medicine has appointed Michelle Zinnert, CAE, its new executive director. The announcement was made March 11 during the organization’s annual conference...
The hypocrisy of staffing mandates
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 19, 2023
Absorbed as you probably are in fighting through the long-term care staffing crisis while parrying a CMS mandate, I wouldn’t blame you for not noticing. But at airports across America, big planes are...
The hidden resident is not hiding
By
Charles de Vilmorin
May 30, 2023
The hidden resident is not hiding — she is waiting to be engaged! Are you meaningfully engaging every resident in your community? Too often the answer is I don’t know. Most long-term...