Minimizing caregiver risk
Memory care can be taxing on a caregiver. When a staff member is consistently charged with caring for more advanced Alzheimer’s residents, the care can be even more stressful.
Testing our patience, er, patients with too many medical procedures
A few years ago, I got sick and didn’t get better, and eventually landed in the ER for being dehydrated. That begat weeks of X-rays, an endoscopy and countless tests, including one that revealed...
Tough choice for many operators: vote with heart or wallet?
A friend once told me that long-term care operators are Republicans who make a living off Democratic policies. If that’s the case, many of these folks may have to hold their noses when they cast...
Musings on moving
For the last week I’ve tripping over cardboard boxes, but landing, safely, on mounds of bubble wrap. It’s the end of the month, and like many apartment- and office-building dwellers, I’m...
The things that matter: 5 tips for welcoming prospective residents and families
To begin with, give potential residents (and their families) the greatest peace of mind about their pending decision by simply telling the truth. Get in your customers’ heads and on their level.
David fights on after long-term care Goliath decides to bow out
The headlines were big. Really big. And they involved a long-term care corporate giant settling yet another lawsuit. But they didn’t tell the story I really wanted to know about. And that you probably...
The resident’s ‘right to refuse’
Therapy services can be a tricky business when working with residents with a history of “behavioral issues.”
‘Pay attention’: Free webcast on how retention [of good employees] pays
‘Pay attention: Retention pays’ was the title of the latest in a series of free McKnight’s webcasts for long-term care professionals. The hour-long event was broadcast live Aug. 28 and...
Paving the path to patient engagement
With healthcare transformation continuing to unfold across America, patients and their families will soon be expected to become even more involved in their care decisions. They will need to ‘partner’...
Coastal nursing homes prepare for Isaac
LuMarie Polivka-West’s voice sounds like it was run over by a lawn mower.
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