Over a beer one day, tipsy researchers decided to study … beer. Now, before you install a keg in every nurses’ station in every memory care unit, you should know that they didn’t exactly...
Beyond black and white
By
Julie Thorson
Aug 11, 2014
The movement in long-term care is full of color and adventure and is no longer about black and white tasks to check off. Our journey to creating a world of color, no matter how small each idea may be,...
The silver lining in the caregiver crisis
By
Mary Helen McSweeney-Feld, Ph.D.
Dec 04, 2013
As we enter the holiday season, AARP’s recent report on caregiving highlights the impact of changing demographics in American households: there will be dramatic shortages of paid and unpaid caregivers...
How do you compare to McDonald’s?
By
Gary Tetz
Jun 06, 2013
Maybe your dining program can’t compete with McDonald’s for sheer speed, pseudo nutrition and potentially hazardous toys. But how does your disaster response plan compare? That’s the...
Fiscal molehill for rehab providers
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Jan 02, 2013
Well, we didn’t completely go off the “fiscal cliff,” but we’re definitely heading for a downward slope.
First presidential debate leaves long-term care operators with many questions, few answers
By
John O'Connor
Oct 05, 2012
If you’re wondering what Wednesday night’s presidential debate means for long-term care, you have plenty of company.
Uber-terrified by technology
By
Gary Tetz
Jul 16, 2015
I was scared, I’ll admit it. I had never used it before. It was all so intimidating and new. The old system worked fine for me, and I was comfortable with its inadequacies. You might think I’m...
Modeling work/life balance
By
Julie Thorson
Feb 23, 2015
Working too long and too hard is a common occurrence, but it’s quite simply wrong. The number of hours you put in on the job does not measure your passion or commitment to your work.
Bill McKnight, a gentle giant
By
John O'Connor
Feb 27, 2012
I last talked with our magazine’s founder, Bill McKnight, about six years ago. Despite having sold the magazine many years ago, he was typically gracious and helpful for an article I was writing....
Gold in the Keep It Super Simple category goes to RiverSpring Living
By
Foster Stubbs
Dec 04, 2023
In senior living communities across the country, fall prevention always remains a top priority. RiverSpring Living aimed to improve its fall prevention efforts through the use of the NexStride gait device. ...