Recent research from a long-term care employee research group has found first-year workers in the sector are nearly 10% more engaged that workers who have been at their jobs for more than a year. Managers...
Paro goes to Hollywood
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Nov 17, 2015
It’s not too often that I see topics that we cover at McKnight’s spill over into pop culture. Especially not on a brand new, critically acclaimed Netflix comedy series.
Finally, some good news about social media
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Apr 19, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — McKnight’s resident millennial here reporting live from The City of Brotherly Love with some exciting news: Despite all the social horror media stories we’ve seen cycle through...
Stop with the Snapchats, already!
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Aug 18, 2015
It looks like Snapchat will take the crown in this week’s edition of “What Smartphone App Is Causing Providers Grief Now?!” (Yelp won that distinction last week, for those keeping score...
Award winning advice on keeping employees engaged
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Apr 11, 2017
As a teenager I spent a few weeks one summer working at a very popular food stand at the Wisconsin State Fair. “Very popular” is an understatement — the stand serves thousands of people each...
Don’t drop the Diet Coke just yet
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Apr 25, 2017
Every so often a new study will be published that reminds me of my favorite Onion headline of all time: “Man Who Drinks 5 Diet Cokes Per Day Hoping Doctors Working On Cure For Whatever He’s...
Hospice is changing, are you?
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Oct 25, 2016
Long-term care providers need to change their mindset when it comes to hospice care. Here’s why.
Using the powers of Facebook for good, not evil
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Aug 15, 2017
As more people join social media and start voicing their opinions online, more long-term care consumers — like it or not — are likely to turn to social media ratings since government review sites...
Go get your audience (before Kanye West does)
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Oct 13, 2015
When you ask seniors for their take on twerking, Kanye West and social media, you’re bound to get some colorful answers.
Technology troubles hitting close
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Sep 07, 2015
We like to assume that healthcare workers are a trustworthy bunch, especially when they’re entrusted with caring for people’s’ loved ones. But manipulation of data, from patients’...