There are benefits to breaking down silos between public and private aging services.
The very anxious resident: A team approach
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
May 15, 2014
I’ve developed a set of suggestions for working with “challenging,” anxious residents, who can disrupt everyone around them. If caregivers don’t have sound strategies like these,...
Everything I need to know I learned from my residents
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
May 30, 2013
Someone posted a story I Liked on Facebook about an 85-year old woman who graduated from college and already had a job offer. “She’s my new hero!” a Friend commented. That got me thinking...
Upcoming quality initiatives
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Mar 01, 2016
More quality initiatives are on the horizon for many providers, and they address a wide array of necessary topics. Here are a couple of experts’ insights.
Creating a dialysis-friendly facility
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
May 10, 2016
There is much that can be done to improve the quality of life for dialysis patients at your facility and showcase your facility as dialysis-friendly at the same time. Unfortunately, many providers are...
Taking teamwork to a deeper level
Feb 27, 2018
When we think of teamwork in long-term care, we envision a group of dedicated specialists reading notes from other disciplines, bouncing ideas off colleagues and convening care plan meetings. In reality,...
6 common problems a shrink on staff can solve (and your consultant can’t)
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Aug 22, 2013
As a psychologist consulting in long-term care facilities, I provided a lot more than I was paid for, because it was needed. But there was much more help that I didn’t offer, not only because I wasn’t...
How to find out why your staff is leaving
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Oct 27, 2015
Some of the reasons employees leave are beyond our control. But many are not. Here’s how to start figuring out how to stop the flow and reduce turnover.
5 lessons long-term care providers can learn from Joan Lunden
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jun 13, 2013
Award-winning journalist and author Joan Lunden has learned a lot from dealing with her 94-year-old mother’s housing and care. Also a physician’s daughter, she recently passed along to me some...
3 surprising reasons to strengthen your resident council
Oct 11, 2016
Forget about worries of them eating up staff time or triggering something bad on surveys, resident councils can be awesome for your facility and here’s why.