One news item this week particularly piqued my interest – and apparently yours as well. A recent study found that a computerized canine from Sony known as AIBO (Artificial Intelligence RoBOt) was as...
Squirrels vs. LTC: The Final Battle
By
Gary Tetz
Dec 01, 2016
While we’ve been focused on trivialities like HHS and CMS appointments, declining U.S. dementia rates and electing an orange President, rabid squirrels are terrorizing long-term care communities...
Lost in Medicare Part D land
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Dec 10, 2013
My mom called me to relay her “tragic” story of trying to sign up for a Medicare Part D plan. She hadn’t signed up for one, and didn’t feel that she needed one, but at lunch her...
Now here’s how you celebrate ‘The Voice’ (the original one)
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 10, 2015
There’s a reason you go back to your favorite restaurant, television show or shoe store. They’re good, and you can count on them being good. That’s how I feel about the public relations...
A farewell tale
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 27, 2019
Thanks for the tales and tails.
Lessons for LTC providers — with students as the teachers
By
Sep 06, 2016
There are some lessons providers can glean from students who have made the jump into a living situation where few in their age group have gone before. That’s right, nursing homes.
And now, how about some good news for a change?
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Nov 23, 2020
Finally, some good news about nursing homes and COVID-19! That was my first thought when I read that nursing homes were to be receiving $333 million for improved outcomes due to successful COVID-19 practices...
Kucala to serve as DON
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 20, 2019
Suzie Kucala, RN, is the new director of nursing at Arlington Health and Rehabilitation in Snohomish County, WA.
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News Newsmakers Podcast with Janean Kinzie and Alicia Sims: Making connections...
Oct 22, 2021
A program that boosts residents’ emotional health and boosts worker morale, all for the cost of an occasional candy bar or birthday card? It’s possible. In this podcast, McKnight’s Long-Term...
How to compare Obamacare and its House GOP replacement bill — in a nutshell
By
James M. Berklan
May 11, 2017
I’m happy to report I might have found a near CliffsNotes equivalent for the recently passed American Health Care Act. You know, the Obamacare repeal and replace bill that the House passed last week.