Americans love rewards. Perhaps nowhere else is the carrot-and-stick strategy put to more frequent or hopeful use than the United States. But 6,000 lucky long-term care providers learned how and why there...
Why the Oklahoma sign law is far from ‘OK’
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 16, 2016
Perhaps it’s a sign of growing older when your response to a new government law is not, “That’s horrible!” but rather, “Who is going to pay for that?!” Such was the...
Opportunity may be knocking, but many operators don’t want to answer the door
By
John O'Connor
Nov 07, 2014
If you are a long-term care operator, the latest report from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization should leave you with mixed feelings.
Here’s the lowdown on your direct-care workforce
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 14, 2013
If a profession were going to grow so much it could dominate certain employment sectors in the near future, it would only make sense to start focusing more on that profession, wouldn’t it? Long-term...
Appreciation for a pioneer in elder weight theory
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Elizabeth Newman
Oct 02, 2012
There’s something comforting about an expert on aging living to 89. I’m not saying that gerontologist Reubin Andres had all the answers, or that we should see him as the sole test case of proving...
This ‘crackdown’ should really melt your cheese
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John O'Connor
Oct 05, 2015
Can someone please tell me exactly what “melty cheese” is? The product exists in commercials but is apparently not to be found elsewhere. And as far as I can tell, no state regulators are cracking...
A new breakthrough for the big C. diff
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Aug 02, 2016
A breakthrough in Clostridium difficile research could be the starting point for a treatment that may make the lives of your residents, and even your own lives, much better.
Bring on the nursing faculty
By
Liza Berger
Dec 05, 2008
The nursing profession needs teachers. That became increasingly evident this week with public announcements about two new studies. First, from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing: Enrollment...
Don’t like the new ratings system? Welcome to our world
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John O'Connor
Jun 19, 2017
The content in the angry letter sounded all-too familiar. “Flawed methodology” and “substantive errors” in CMS’s “chosen methodology.” Another nursing home organization...
Feeling threatened at work? You’re probably a woman
By
John O'Connor
Sep 28, 2015
Who has the most dangerous jobs in America? Police officers? Fire fighters? Loggers?