Boosting morale through intergenerational engagement
By
Danielle Myers
Jan 02, 2018
A University of California San Francisco study found that 43 percent of older adults reported feeling lonely. The same study found that those adults had a greater risk of health decline or death, highlighting...
Failing better
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 03, 2017
As the week begins with even worse-than-usual news — on many fronts — I decided to forego what I was going to write about (interpreting the OIG’s latest report) and make a recommendation.
Patient falls – What is your incident reporting process?
By
Betty Norman
Mar 31, 2017
Patient falls are the most frequently reported incident in most senior living and community based care settings, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Maturity Continuum in QAPI
By
Tara Roberts
Sep 11, 2015
How could I improve upon what I feel is a very strong and effective method of teaching and achieving successful skin and wound care programs?
A disconnect all professionals need
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 16, 2014
Heading out on vacation soon? If not, well maybe you ought to. No, you know you ought to. One way or another, you should be getting away from the office sometime soon, but you’re probably going to...
Cooperating for a common goal
By
Matthew Gallardo
Feb 19, 2014
The purpose and mission of Senior Outreach Services has evolved slightly over the years, but its main objective is to encourage senior care professionals to work together for the greater good of the community...
Pest hot spots: Receiving and storage areas
By
Greg Baumann
Feb 06, 2014
Work with your pest management professional to implement an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program to make sure pests aren’t given easy entry. By eliminating attractants in this area, an IPM approach...
Leadership, leader, mentor…what do these terms mean?
By
Michael DeFrancesco
Jun 03, 2013
Day in and day out, people are focused on their daily routine. They take care of what they need to do and sometimes don’t look further than their current role. No matter whom we are or what our career,...
Ensuring competitive advantage through leadership assessment
By
Richard Metheny
Jul 12, 2012
The most critical competitive advantage of any long-term care organization is its leadership. Hiring, promoting and developing the right senior executive team have never been more important. But too often,...
Economic stimulus package should invest in direct-care workforce
By
Steven Edelstein
Feb 09, 2009
Congress has an opportunity, through the economic stimulus package, to improve the wages and training of direct caregivers in long-term care. At the rate America is aging, there is no time to waste.