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....
In a death-phobic nation, long-term care embraces the ultimate privilege
By
Gary Tetz
Apr 21, 2022
Some in long-term care wake up thinking of pay cuts, business survival or reform. Me? I awoke this morning thinking about cremation.
A new Golden Rule for social media use in long-term care
By
Gary Tetz
Dec 06, 2018
I’ll admit it. I’m still a little angry. If righteous indignation were an alternative fuel source, I could solve climate change all on my own.
Rethinking IT in a world of shortages
By
Adam Saalman
Jun 14, 2022
Reading through industry publications, it’s hard not to be bombarded with topics of staffing shortages, budget problems and general advice that broadly states that we need to get ready to tighten our...
Long-term care’s mortal risk
By
Stephen A. Moses
Jun 06, 2022
Long-term and post-acute care operators have plenty to worry about. Low Medicaid reimbursements, harsher CMS regulation, caregiver shortages and the impending end to PHE accommodations, to name a few. ...
The finality of saying yes
By
Martie Moore
Jun 03, 2022
“I do not know that you understand what it feels like to say, ‘no’ to treatments, aggressive interventions or medications and ‘yes’ to the finality of death. It isn’t until you have to speak...
From grieving staff losses to becoming better bosses
By
Jason Davies
Mar 21, 2022
Servant leadership takes thoughtfulness and introspection, but it will save you valuable employees in the long run.
Hurricane season: Are you prepared?
By
Robin A. Bleier, RN, LHRM, CLC
Jun 12, 2015
June is a glorious month. School is out for the summer, and the watermelons are sweet on the vine. Add the smell of freshly cut grass and you know summer is here. However, along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts...
Terminations without litigation in the long-term care industry
By
Howard Kurman and Julius Steiner
Jul 26, 2012
In today’s litigious work environment, nursing home employers face increasingly large monetary exposure when contemplating or effectuating terminations of employees. In this three part series, we...