Like many people, I reminisce about our great country (I’m not trying to be political at all, but I think we are already a great country …). This was especially true last week on the anniversary...
How old is too old to work?
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 05, 2014
A recent article in Health Affairs centered on nurses delaying retirement and claimed this is boosting the workforce. Should we believe this?
Developing personal and organizational skills of resilience
By
Martie Moore
Sep 21, 2015
Developing resilient leadership traits is not something that just happens. Conscious effort must be made to build and maintain resilient skill sets as part of a leader’s toolbox. The same can be...
I was a better nurse when …
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
May 06, 2014
It’s Nurses Day — a day we celebrate all it means to be a nurse. This day gets me into deep thinking. Particularly about the core of a nurse and how sometimes — even if we don’t want it...
Making moments count
By
Martie Moore
Dec 21, 2016
As a professional caregiver, you see, hear and experience the story of the lives before you, and not just the shell of an aging body. Your actions do not make the evening news, but they should.
Clean your own house
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Apr 07, 2015
It was recently announced that U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents allegedly had repeated “sex parties” with prostitutes at events sponsored by none other than drug cartels themselves....
Fuzzy math in RAC audits
By
Tara Roberts
Dec 15, 2014
If you are like me and have children who are required to contribute to science fairs, then you understand that the method in a science project is as important as the topic .It is difficult to explain to...
Nurse leaders shouldn’t have to ask: Who’s your daddy?
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jun 12, 2018
I was recently telling a good friend of mine about one of the best job candidate interviews I ever conducted.
Transitions ahead for nursing homes
By
Betsy Rust
Mar 16, 2016
Align your incentives with the incentives of those who are paying for your services. Remember that your revenues are someone else’s costs.
Essentials of managing behavior in LTC
By
Richard Juman, PsyD
Oct 16, 2017
With all the recent restrictions on psychotropic medications in skilled nursing facilities, many facilities find themselves struggling with a resurgence in unwanted resident behaviors that were previously...