Well, alrighty then. Looks like I didn’t win the lottery. So I guess I’ll have to buckle down and write yet another profound but cheeky blog post for this fine long-term care news magazine....
LTC stats book nirvana for nerds, merely required reading for the rest of us
By
John O'Connor
Dec 13, 2013
It has been said the rear view mirror offers little help when trying to navigate the road ahead. But it’s tough to know where to go if you don’t know where you’ve been — or even where...
Other states should follow Nebraska’s nurse protection example
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 08, 2016
If you have any doubt that lawmakers pay attention to news that comes across their desk, meet Omaha Sen. Brett Lindstrom (R). Lindstrom spearheaded a whistleblower protection bill.
Intern gains life lessons on retirement living and memory support
By
Jessie Krebs
Oct 17, 2014
When I came to Baltimore-based Erickson Living to work as a public relations summer intern, I imagined I would enrich my PR experiences and skills, but I never dreamed I’d walk away with such a wealth...
How old is too old to work?
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 05, 2014
A recent article in Health Affairs centered on nurses delaying retirement and claimed this is boosting the workforce. Should we believe this?
The sick versus the ‘not sick’ in long-term care
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 27, 2014
Of the many intriguing philosophies offered up at the Long Term Post Acute Care Health IT Summit, one that stuck with me was from Andrey Ostrovsky, M.D., the founder of Care at Hand. (He’s also a...
Nursing homes catching a break? What do you think?
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 05, 2018
When stuff hits the fan, it’s often all a matter of perspective. That’s the pickle nursing homes find themselves in today.
Instilling a love of nursing at an early age
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2014
One of the most rewarding parts of talking to employees currently working in healthcare is hearing how many of them come from families where the parents were administrators, physicians, nurses or aides....
One administrator’s road to recovery
By
Ryan Haddock
Dec 15, 2014
Sometimes, all it takes to transform the way we think is a simple change in perspective. For one man, that change came when he was forced to trade his position behind the administrator’s desk for...
A mixed year ahead for SNF providers
Mar 13, 2017
It was an eventful year in 2016, especially for the seniors housing and care sector. Aging baby boomers, diminished finances and divestiture of skilled nursing facilities were topics on the mind on many...