A recent Washington Post article caught me where I live. It wasn’t about the impact of inflation, the current geopolitical climate in Europe, or the role of microplastics in our food. This article...
Wine on a dog
By
Gary Tetz
Mar 23, 2023
You work in a difficult profession — long-term care. We all know that. I’m not even going to list the myriad challenges again, for fear of manifesting them into permanence. And yet, if your existence...
Bad survey? Call your medical director
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Mar 20, 2023
I recently won a case against state surveyors and I learned something new… again. The surveyors were adamant that the facility neglected a resident, and cited violations of policies, and criticized...
Long-term care administration: It’s not for the weak!
By
Robert Lane
Mar 15, 2023
I am an administrator. Actually, more specifically, I am a long-term care administrator, and I’m one of thousands of men and women who choose to say that. No big deal, you say? Well, let me tell...
We don’t have any frogs. Now go away.
By
Gary Tetz
Mar 09, 2023
In a cruel twist of fate, I spent the past weekend in Las Vegas. Now, before I say more, I need to be clear: I love the people of Vegas, the long-term care facilities of Vegas, the long-term care staff...
Healthcare burnout may not be what you think
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Mar 07, 2023
The New York Times recently published an op-ed about how healthcare workers are “burned out” from multiple factors, including decreased staffing, pandemic challenges and increased regulatory oversight....
Cold catfish for breakfast and other life lessons
By
Renee Kinder
Mar 02, 2023
We all have memories, life lessons or experiences which are engrained to such a level that they impact our lives many years later. One such experience, for 10-year-old Renee, occurred following my birthday...
Speaking Southern
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Feb 28, 2023
I have learned from all my years in management that not everyone communicates the same way. And as a manager, we need to allow people to communicate to us in their own way. I may be a type A, bottom-line...
Love is in the air
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Feb 14, 2023
Oh yes, it’s Valentine’s week. It starts with Galentine’s Day on February 13, a day created on a TV show called “Parks and Recreation” that’s now a popular holiday as an excuse for girlfriends...
Beyond ‘document, document document’ — Risk mitigation strategies that work
By
Steven Littlehale
Feb 03, 2023
We encounter risk every day. Risk is present in the most innocuous actions, like crossing the street, walking into the supermarket, and even eating dinner. And as nursing home operators and providers well...