I spent nearly a month this summer examining your reflections on working in nursing homes. I read through nurse leaders’ comments about dissatisfaction with pay, the decreasing meaning in their jobs...
One state seeks to return polish to star ratings. How long will the rest take?
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 27, 2024
More ratings, relationships and payment incentives are tied to nursing home data than ever before, but that data also appears to be harder than just about ever to collect in a timely manner.
LTC leaders’ motto: Bring it on
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 03, 2020
One would think that 70,000 extra deaths in their midst and a constant fear of deadly contamination would seal the deal. Nope.
The hidden threat lurking in your facility
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Mar 14, 2017
I don’t mean to make your lives more difficult by adding another issue onto that pile, but according to a recent survey from the National Safety Council, there’s a problem plaguing American...
A ‘promising’ new year
By
Liza Berger
Jan 06, 2009
It’s the New Year, otherwise known as resolution time—the season to hit the gym five days a week, read more books and be nicer to your mother-in-law. At least until the end of January, that is. Since...
Game changer for long-term care? More like a game ender
By
John O'Connor
Aug 17, 2020
New survey numbers from the American Health Care Association paint an industry portrait that is anything but flattering. Shocking might be more like it.
LTC leaders have spoken: Here’s how to get them to stay
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 26, 2019
Raising job and workplace satisfaction levels should be near or at the top of every long-term care operators’ to-do list. Here’s how.
Readers agree nursing home survey system needs help
By
Liza Berger
Aug 15, 2008
Sometimes words or gestures capture a collective feeling or sensibility. That happened for long-term care this week when the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging released a report calling...
Urban opportunities for providers
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Sep 27, 2017
When you think of the top places people want to retire to, the location that comes to mind probably isn’t a huge, bustling city.
Want a job? McKnights.com can help
By
Liza Berger
Sep 09, 2008
If you are seeking employment in long-term care, a helpful database is just a few clicks away. McKnight’s’ Web site offers an excellent site for job hunters as well as employers. Just scroll down on...