For an industry that spends so much time dealing with death, we know surprisingly little.
Celebrating a facility’s history
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 04, 2015
As we look toward the end of 2015, it’s worthwhile to remember the history of nursing homes that have withstood more than a century of immeasurable changes.
Re-examining what it means to be great
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 23, 2012
It was a good — no, a great — day for Atul Gawande groupies Monday at the LeadingAge annual meeting in Denver.
Remember residents and farm life
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 16, 2014
Journalism, like long-term care, is a smaller world than one may think.
Budgeting for hand hygiene
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 06, 2014
One of my former colleagues, who had moved to the healthcare sector from television, shared with me the story of how she began her new job and was told, “Oh, yeah, you can figure out the budget,...
The high costs of bad health among front line caregivers
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 21, 2017
We are what we eat, and there’s a lot of evidence that our nursing home workforce is struggling to be good.
Knowing your long-term care history
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 19, 2013
We are creatures who live in the moment, especially this time of year, when it feels like downtime is spent running from a holiday party to wrapping presents to readying the house for guests.
Increasing understanding of Medicaid
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 13, 2017
When you leave the world of long-term care, you realize how much you know without even knowing it.
Taking a look at where we look for LTC talent
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 08, 2015
It would appear that long-term care executives are shooting themselves in the foot when it comes to hiring.
The long-term care leftovers that earned a warning
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 09, 2013
Today in the annals of Nursing Homes That Should Know Better, we turn our attention to a rural part of Tennessee.