What does mood have to do with the state of affairs? As it turns out, a lot.
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 03, 2021
Sometimes you can sleep off a bad mood. This is not one of those times in long-term care.
Caring for the carers: Reducing turnover among long-term care leaders
By
Marleah Keuler-Grahek
Sep 02, 2021
Long-term care organizations need to act purposefully to recruit and retain quality frontline leaders. While the lack of caregivers and nurses is a well-known problem, an increasing number of individuals...
Medicare Advantage slowing COVID discharges to SNFs: report
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 02, 2021
A new report finds Medicare Advantage restrictions are also creating log jams in hospitals desperate to discharge patients to post-acute care and free up needed beds.
Lynn Hood: Open-heart specialist
By
Emma Baumgartel
Sep 01, 2021
A tornado struck Connecticut when Lynn M. Hood was an emergency medical technician in high school, and she found herself assisting in one of her first emergency disasters. Since then, she has continued...
Mood of the Market Survey reveals most long-term care leaders want to stay in the profession, others...
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2021
2020 McKnight’s Mood of the Market Survey reveals dedicated long-term care leaders looking for better salary and more staff, but by and large satisfied with their jobs, despite historic conditions.
Straight talk on some vaccine mandate ‘bunk’
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2021
As various deadlines approach or pass for long-term care employees to get COVID-19 vaccinations, it’s obvious that the topic is hot unlike any other.
How to do it … Make bath time a safer time
By
John Hall
Sep 01, 2021
COVID not only upended lives, but for thousands of nursing home residents, it washed away the kinds of daily routines and rituals that help instill calm and order. Bathing practices were no exception,...
Magnets in consumer electronics can interfere with medical devices
Aug 26, 2021
In close proximity (1 to 11 mm), static magnetic fields created by iPhone 12, Apple Watch 6 models can interfere with pacemakers, ICDs
‘Never seen it this bad’: Nursing homes, other facilities have lost 380K workers since pandemic’s...
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 27, 2021
Nursing homes shed another 1,500 jobs in the month of July, bringing the total for residential care facilities to approximately 380,000 since February 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to...
Dysphagia is a swallowing disorder involving the oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus or gastroesophageal junction. Consequences of dysphagia include malnutrition and dehydration, aspiration pneumonia, compromised...