Intimacy … I’m not writing about where one partner is hounding the other about fear of opening up and getting close. What do they say — “It’s me, not you”? What I am writing...
Value-based transformation will continue
By
Brian Ellsworth
Feb 06, 2017
Healthcare leaders will share the precise steps that organizations took to undergo the value-based transformation at our February conference.
Avoid lawsuits and protect licenses
By
David Barmak Esq., and Betty Frandsen, MHA, NHA, RN
Feb 06, 2017
Document, document, document! Those words echo through the halls in a myriad of places − from the firing of an employee for cause, to substantiating or absolving an accusation of abuse or wrongful act.
Is Donald Trump a friend or foe of long-term care?
By
John O'Connor
Feb 06, 2017
There’s an old saying in Chicago politics: Once you’re bought, stay bought. In other words, if you are being paid to behave a certain way, don’t flip-flop. Those who would like to think...
10 ways to incorporate mood-boosting exercise into LTC
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jan 31, 2017
Cold weather. An uncertain world. Rogue shrinks making the rest of us caring, diligent professionals look bad. I don’t know about you, but I need a mood lifter.
Your future ratings rest in residents’ hands
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Jan 31, 2017
Any news story that heralds a something as the “next frontier” in healthcare is probably worth clicking on, right?
Getting to the teeth of the matter
By
John O'Connor
Jan 30, 2017
“I have a bone to pick with you,” proclaimed the indignant voice on the other line. In my experience, conversations that begin with that invitation seldom go well.
Tips to market your new modality
By
Kimmer O’Neill
Jan 27, 2017
You might not have gone to school for marketing, but if you get a new modality for your clinic, you’ll very quickly find yourself wearing a marketer’s hat. This is what happened to our team...
The blues drummers of long-term care
By
Gary Tetz
Jan 26, 2017
After witnessing a musical performance that left me amazed and stupefied, I went home with a flash of insight and a long-sought analogy — facility administrators are the blues drummers of long-term care.
What makes a Five-Star nursing home?
By
Debra Larkin
Jan 25, 2017
The philosophy we’ve followed at Presbyterian Village at Hollidaysburg in order to achieve our Five-Star rating has always been to constantly evolve and strive for innovative and creative ways to...