Saying no to the hugging resident
While leaving my car this morning in our office parking lot, I noticed a gray-haired man shuffling towards me. I assumed he was heading towards his car, but he stopped in front of me and demanded, “Hey,...
Conversation with my younger self
As we grow personally and professionally, aren’t there things we all wish we would have known prior to making the choices or decisions we did? I’m not talking about information you can study...
It’s time to lean on compliance officers
If administrators and long-term care managers were ever looking for a good time to make their mark, this is it. And they better be looking to, or start creating, high-quality compliance officers as well.
It’s time to bundle up
As we are moving towards new payment systems, it is imperative that we are involved and offer comments when we are able to as this will greatly impact us as providers. We also need to stay informed so...
ASCP’s forward momentum propels into the fall
As pharmacists and medical professionals, there is a constant need to recognize change, to educate ourselves on the latest best practices, tools, and medications.
Alter joins Mindoula Health
Carol L. Alter, M.D., has joined Mindoula Health as its chief medical officer. She will lead Mindoula Collaborative Care initiative and is an expert on psychiatric care, and has been an advisor to Mindoula...
3 surprising reasons to strengthen your resident council
Forget about worries of them eating up staff time or triggering something bad on surveys, resident councils can be awesome for your facility and here’s why.
Don’t snooze? You lose
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study noting health concerns for night-shift workers didn’t exactly give the day-shift crowd a clean bill of health, either. Day-shift workers still...
Making a center more productive
In a study of Canadian nurses, researchers found that absenteeism rates among nurses – a major contributor to open shifts and overtime expenses – averaged 8% and could be even higher for less...
Senior Olympics tap into the spirit of winning
Each year we bring hundreds of elders together in many states to compete for top medals and trophies in a heartwarming competition.
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