Looking to survive in long-term care? Then it’s time to ‘pay’ up
By
John O'Connor
May 23, 2016
If you want to build an organization that’s built to last for very long time, say multiple generations, follow the three-payment plan.
Alarm management in a long-term care environment
By
Connie Dills and Jeanne Venella
Feb 19, 2016
The number of non-actionable alarms blaring daily — due to a tightly set alarm parameter or a patient talking/coughing or getting out of bed — was distracting to clinical staff and disruptive to patients.
Putting a conference in the happiest place
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 16, 2014
Far and away, the most pleasant conference experience I have had was in Anaheim, CA, last week, where NADONA held its annual conference. That is because of the Disney experience, and the fact it brings...
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....
Some caregiving moments are priceless
By
Liza Berger
Feb 09, 2010
Watching a resident jump out of an airplane. Seeing a resident die holding her loved ones. Improving the dining experience at a community. These are some of our readers’ most memorable moments. Read...
Say hello to my little robot friend
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 19, 2017
I’ve seen movies about what happens when humans fight robots, and I won’t be taking one for the team.
Anonyholics Anonymous
By
Gary Tetz
Apr 21, 2016
It’s about time someone is pushing back against all the vitriolic nonsense and baseless accusations people are willing to spew when they think no one will know who they are. Illinois lawmakers are...
Fear of intimacy
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Feb 07, 2017
Intimacy … I’m not writing about where one partner is hounding the other about fear of opening up and getting close. What do they say — “It’s me, not you”? What I am writing...
GAO addresses troubling fraud
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 27, 2015
It’s always tempting to think reports issued from the Government Accountability Office are written by bureaucrats sharpening pencils and tapping into computer databases.
When two midnights doesn’t equal three days
By
Carol Levine
Sep 23, 2013
Hospital observation stays have been increasing, as have Medicare auditors’ denial of claims related to short inpatient stays on the basis that they should have been counted as observation stays....