I headed to the 2018 LeadingAge convention last week looking for a fix of long-term care enthusiasm and that’s exactly what I got.
LTC truths you just can’t ignore
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 07, 2018
I bring you some of the striking tidbits from frantically filed notes on the road that might or might not have already seen the light of day. Some of this is just too good not to share, or share again.
The great news about nursing homes
By
Mark Parkinson
Nov 06, 2018
There is a terrific story that nobody is telling. Homes are getting dramatically better at providing quality care.
Safer than ever
By
John Hall
Nov 05, 2018
Like anything, the wave of innovation sweeping resident security could leave some staff feeling overwhelmed. Still, tech adoption in this space is a fait accompli.
Transformative leadership
By
Herb Hildebrandt, Ph.D, Hl.D.
Nov 02, 2018
Often managerial decisions are top-down. While that process has its place, an evaluative instrument using specific assessment criteria of an individual, manager or employee, will help pinpoint a communication...
Analysis: Admin pay up 3.19%, as DONs gain 2.34%
By
Liza Berger
Nov 02, 2018
A red-hot economy. More competition from the acute-care sector. Higher resident acuity. All of these factors, along with a leveling-off of salaries for leadership positions, have contributed to a situation...
State News: Media series zeroes in on alleged staffing problems as industry decries possible staffing...
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 02, 2018
KENTUCKY — Several state lawmakers have called for public hearings on nursing home staffing after an investigative series appeared in the Lexington Herald-Leader in late September lambasting the state’s...
FutureCare Capital Region constructs a community with a ‘country’ setting in a major metro market
By
John Andrews
Nov 02, 2018
With the recent opening of a new $30 million rehabilitation and wellness center in Landover, MD, FutureCare Capital Region not only fills a huge need now, but is also designed to have staying power for...
In medicine, there cannot be favorites; my dad was mine
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Oct 30, 2018
After battling a long illness, I lost my hero, mentor, and father, Dr. Jack Fine, a week ago today, October 23. Anyone who knows me, knows the special relationship I had with my dad.
State News: October 2018
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 25, 2018
Vegan meals may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but a proposed law would require healthcare facilities to make them available.