A few months ago, I called up a nursing facility that was embroiled in a legal snafu. I’m not sure I was able to utter an audible response to its marketing representative since I was busy hitting...
Shirtless nurse creates controversy
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 13, 2016
Good news, female nurses, you are now respected professionals valued for your experience and education.
A better opioid policy shouldn’t mean seniors suffer
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 14, 2017
In addition to the terrible tragedy of opioid addiction in the United States right now, long-term care providers have an additional challenge: Figuring out both how to make sure seniors retain access to...
Winning with the help of Trump
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 09, 2017
When the American Health Care Association sued the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last year, my assessment was that it might win the literal battle, but lose the hearts and minds of consumers.
Ask the Legal Expert about … accountable care organizations
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 22, 2018
What legal advice would you have for joining an accountable care organization or similar alliance? It seems like skilled nursing facilities are getting the short end of the stick and we’re wondering...
A need to build up long-term care mentoring
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 04, 2012
Of the many statements that stuck with me from covering the long-term care profession in 2012, one that resonated was almost a throwaway line: “We do tend to eat our own.”
No scapegoating at LeadingAge convention
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 01, 2018
When It’s Never 2 Late president Jack York asked her to figure out a way to get goat yoga as part of the company’s booth at LeadingAge, she didn’t blink.
Why the government shutdown should matter to you
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 03, 2013
One of the benefits of social media is that you find out people you follow are occasionally idiots.
Winning recognition for your facility
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 11, 2015
Here’s how you know a program is successful: When people keep asking you when it’s coming back.
When the caregiving glass is half-empty
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 13, 2012
The prevailing wisdom in healthcare is that a family member’s inability to accept a loved one’s impending death or a dire prognosis relates to miscommunication. A new study turns this on its...