Pushing my buttons: A ‘shocking’ study and patient-directed care
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 13, 2013
Here’s the scenario: You’re going to receive an electric shock. It’s part of a study, and you’re willing to undergo the highly unpleasant shock for the sake of science. Before you...
Rough economy hits Erickson
By
Liza Berger
Jan 09, 2009
Well, it seems we are in a financial crisis. I know I’m in the news business and should be up on these things. You might agree, though, that economic trends are hard to grasp unless you’ve felt them...
Keeping the love alive after the honeymoon
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Feb 07, 2017
Recent research from a long-term care employee research group has found first-year workers in the sector are nearly 10% more engaged that workers who have been at their jobs for more than a year. Managers...
Speak loudly about the good nursing homes are doing during COVID-19
By
P.K. Beville
Jun 15, 2020
Daily care provision in our profession has always been a delicate dance on most days and the world barely takes notice. The work we do in elder care is nothing short of a miracle every day. The past 35...
What providers can do to counteract negative advertising
By
David B. Pearce
Mar 24, 2014
Plaintiffs’ lawyers use negative advertising for the same reason political consultants do — because it works. And although modern political campaigns seem never-ending, mercifully, there is a defined...
National Nursing Home Week spoiler
By
Liza Berger
May 16, 2008
Saturday marks the conclusion of National Nursing Home Week – and providers might be breathing a sigh of relief that it is almost over. A week that is supposed to be celebratory was marred this year...
Hidden in plain sight: Malnutrition in the elderly
By
Veronica Birch
Apr 14, 2022
Initial and ongoing nutritional risk assessments are vital in combatting malnutrition in elderly nursing home residents.
We’ve identified the big problems. Now let’s just hope they go away.
By
John O'Connor
Sep 02, 2019
Whether most operators are paranoid is a matter of conjecture. But it’s no secret that many feel they have a big ol’ target on their backs. Maybe that sentiment derives from decades of battles with...
Let the government teach you a lesson about millennials
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Oct 04, 2016
The stars in the workforce-strategy universe must have aligned on Thursday, because a new government report about millennials dropped around the same time that we kicked off a webcast on hiring and retaining...
Who cares enough about long-term care? We may soon find out
By
James M. Berklan
May 26, 2022
“Who will care? long-term care providers cleverly posed during a protest Tuesday in Pennsylvania’s capitol.