Hollywood stars used the words of real-life nurses coping with the pandemic in a virtual docu-play “That Kindness: Nurses in Their Own Words.”
Raging against reality
By
Gary Tetz
Mar 02, 2020
If I needed an object lesson in why seniors, long-term care providers and actually, all humans, seem to have such difficulty facing the inevitability of change, I got it recently — in the men’s wear...
Ask the legal expert: Can we stop a local paper from writing about soon-to-be-proven false accusations?
By
John Durso
May 01, 2020
A local newspaper wrote an article about how a disgruntled family member of a recently deceased resident is suing us. Readers may infer poor care from the article. Can we stop the paper from writing these...
60 seconds with … Deke Cateau
Jun 02, 2021
Deke Cateau, CEO, A.G. Rhodes
How to do it … Rehab in the COVID-19 age
By
John Hall
Oct 01, 2020
Rehabilitation therapists may not technically be considered frontline by some, but they have come to be seen as just as essential as caregivers to surviving the global pandemic. The road has been bumpy,...
Creative ideas, thanks to virus
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 01, 2020
Providers unleashed an array of entertaining ways to boost resident morale and stave off feelings of isolation following a nationwide order to close all nursing homes to nonessential visitors.
Electric bursts tied to memory
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2019
Transcranial magnetic stimulation increased activity in the brain tied to age-related memory loss, according to a recent study.
Through the lens of fear: Partnering with families
By
Martie Moore
Jan 31, 2021
I remember sitting with her, holding her hand, telling her the same information over and over again. Finally, she lifted her head and said, I hear what you are saying. Within five minutes, she asked me...
‘Scary’ SNF closure trend
Jan 05, 2020
Nebraska — The closure of more than a dozen nursing homes throughout the state of Nebraska in 2019 is causing an “economic ripple effect” on nearby towns, according to community members.
Physicians, therapists fight 4.4% cut
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 06, 2022
Physicians, therapists and other providers were in a full-on battle to block a 4.4% cut to a key payment factor.