Passing of ‘superwoman’ Sherrie Dornberger, top NADONA exec for the last 20 years, leaves massive...
By
James M. Berklan
May 19, 2024
Sherrie Dornberger, the caregiving powerhouse who bounced back from her own life-threatening medical issues to assume one of long-term care’s top nurse leadership posts, died Wednesday after a two-week...
The trouble with bullies
By
John O'Connor
Jan 02, 2013
The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments on the unpleasant subject of workplace harassment. At issue is whether an employer is responsible when the bully is not strictly a boss.
ANA: ‘zero tolerance’ for bullies at work
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Nov 05, 2015
A leading long-term care nurses group is praising the American Nurses Association’s new “zero tolerance” policy regarding violence and bullying in healthcare workplaces.
Meet Shelly Sun, 2023 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Ron Rajecki
Jul 07, 2023
Learn more about Shelly Sun, CEO, BrightStar Care, Gurnee, IL.
Silly season in full bloom
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2012
The Democrats and Republicans have wrapped up their conventions. Labor Day has passed. Cable TV is on a 24/7 news cycle. And unprecedented funding is flowing into this year’s campaigns.
60 Seconds with … Sally Kaplan
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 04, 2019
A brief conversation with the program director of “What Matters: Caring Conversations About End of Life.”
Smartphone technology helps seniors with mild dementia complete daily tasks, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 18, 2021
Despite the pervasive notion that older adults dislike technology, participants enjoyed learning to use smartphone memory apps and were able to improve their daily prospective memory performance over four...
Supervisor abuse has ripple effects in workplace: study
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 02, 2013
A bullying supervisor isn’t hurting just a specific employee. He or she also is creating a negative workplace culture, researchers say.
SCA announces first American to Volvo Ocean Race team
Jan 14, 2014
SCA has said Sally Barkow will be the first American sailor to join Team SCA, the only all-female crew to compete in the 2014-2015 Volvo Ocean Race.
CareWorx Fully Managed partners with Cliniconex
By
Mallory Hackett
Aug 13, 2019
CareWorx Fully Managed, an IT support system for senior care companies, has teamed up with Cliniconex.