Personalizing wound care to educate and drive patient comprehension
By
Kevin Lamb
May 17, 2017
Applying wound care dressings can be complex, frustrating, and frankly a bit scary.
Give all your cares to Bob
By
Gary Tetz
Dec 29, 2016
So here we are at the end of 2016. It’s been kind of a brutal year — globally, nationally, personally, even as a long-term care profession. Lots of loss, much uncertainty and fear, many reasons...
Wound care: What’s new on an old problem?
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Jun 10, 2016
What if your patient shows some red areas on her bottom? Typically, you’d try another cushion, another chair, another mattress and then play the wait-and-see game.
Creating an engaging workforce culture – it takes a team!
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
Apr 29, 2016
uilding a culture of engagement is not something any one person can do alone. It takes teamwork, starting with the management team that leads the facility. I
Bigger and better than ever: McKnight’s Online Expo returns
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 13, 2016
Try to remember when you were 10 years old. Still a big future ahead of you, but you had already seen a lot and, man, were you ever full of energy!
The allure of outpatient aquatics
Aug 19, 2015
I believe that one of the most important tools any administrator, CEO or owner of an organization is going to need is creativity.
Ghosts of therapists past
By
Renee Kinder
Nov 08, 2018
Therapists experience the same impact when facing the ghosts of predecessors in their own therapy departments. And when considering the spirits of old habits needing to be shifted by significant changes...
Data proves to be the right prescription for a healthier bottom line
Oct 11, 2017
This is a pivotal moment for the entire sector. With reforms pending, decision makers at skilled nursing facilities specifically, are faced with trying to understand how to address and prepare for upcoming...
How to embrace national partnerships
By
Steven Wolley
Aug 04, 2014
As national director of property management for Emeritus Senior Living, I am responsible for overseeing more than 505 locations throughout the U.S. While it is a daunting task, I have found ways to streamline...
Food for the aging soul
Feb 14, 2014
Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s requires ingenuity in the kitchen.