Given the stresses of caregiving and the complexities of human relationships, incivility happens. But considering the potential impact of rudeness on care, we need to do more to understand and prevent...
Gurwin inducts Disney into its centenarian Clubhouse
By
Foster Stubbs
Dec 05, 2023
Being a centenarian, Disney likely fits in as naturally at a nursing home as it does on television and movie screens worldwide. That’s why Gurwin Healthcare decided to induct the entertainment giant...
Ask The Care Expert: Supporting nurses
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Apr 04, 2019
As a new nurse leader, what can I do to support my facility’s nurses? I don’t have a budget for this. I totally get what you are asking, and it is a proven fact that nurses who feel supported have...
Addressing quality of death
By
Linda Elizaitis
May 05, 2014
What do you do when a resident crosses the threshold and your organization needs to address quality of death? We all know that there is a great emphasis, appropriately so, on a resident’s quality...
Nicole Blanchard
Jun 27, 2019
Nicole Blanchard is a 2022 editorial intern for McKnight’s Long-Term Care News.
Learn how to juggle resident’s rights and regs at Online Expo
Aug 23, 2017
Long-term care providers are facing a new challenge thanks to the new requirements for participation: how to respect resident’s wishes and preferences while staying in compliance.
National Healthcare Decision Day (NHDD) will actually be observed for a week this year. The 50-state annual initiative promoting the importance of advance-care planning will take place from Sunday through...
Insurance group sees problems with proposed policy
Jul 28, 2009
At least one industry group is pushing for enactment of the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act. The measure offers limited coverage for long-term care services, and is backed...
2021: The Rest of the Story
By
Renee Kinder
Jan 14, 2021
Paul Harvey on the radio in the mornings was not something I appreciated as a child. We lived on a farm outside of town. My mom, a reporter, always had to be at work early, and the long, crack-of-dawn...
Workforce strategies to get your community ready for growth
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