It’s a disquieting visual I can’t quite get out of my mind — a single hiking boot hanging from a trail sign. Even you, a crisis-tested long-term care professional, might feel surprised and...
My incredible shrinking lifespan
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 14, 2021
With so much still to say to the long-term care profession, I’m realizing I better write fast, because I may not have many years left. Less all the time, according to a study from Oxford University....
Stronger at the broken places
By
Gary Tetz
Aug 19, 2021
Well, here we go again. Within long-term care especially, the shock and discouragement of the delta variant and the havoc it’s wreaking on those we care for and work beside is pervasive and demoralizing. ...
Why LTC organizations should conduct end-of-life planning conversations
By
Kerry Shannon
Apr 07, 2014
Advance end-of-life planning can spare patients unwanted, aggressive treatments and it can help physicians calibrate care in more reasonable manner.
HIPAA and eHealth: Avoiding problems
By
Jean Wendland Porter
May 09, 2016
As long as the means of getting the information are protected, encrypted, and encoded, sharing information to provide care has never been easier and quicker. However, it’s our responsibility and...
Celebrating active aging
By
Cathy Reese
Oct 30, 2015
Skydiving, visiting the Art Institute of Chicago and Madison, WI, were among the Active Aging Week adventures.
Courage is contagious
By
Gary Tetz
Apr 02, 2020
Facility staff have no idea if catching COVID-19 will be merely an annoyance or a life-threatening battle, a parking ticket or a death sentence. But still, they go.
Face touching for dummies
By
Gary Tetz
Mar 05, 2020
Can you remember a public health directive than “don’t touch your face” that’s ever been more simple, clear and science-based, yet more difficult to execute? I can’t.
Proud … and not apologizing
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
May 24, 2011
When did it become so popular to be “antipatriotic”? Does it make you “hip” nowadays?
Planning for the unplanned: They ARE eventually going to leave!
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Mar 22, 2016
OK, in the title I’m not talking about your proverbial brother-in-law who is staying on the couch, or your college-graduated kids … because we all know they’re NEVER leave going to leave....