Reader poll: What is most memorable from your first day at your current job?
May 08, 2018
“I was a newbie on the job. I worked to develop rapport with the residents and staff. I always had wanted to work with Wesley Woods. I would ride past it and hope. It has changed so drastically over...
Hand wringing about hand washing
By
Gary Tetz
Sep 12, 2013
Now that we know many nursing homes don’t meet hand-washing guidelines, let the hand-wringing begin. Hopefully with a generous squirt of anti-microbial sanitizer in the palm first.
Heroes bring us together
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 18, 2018
Ever tempted to lose your faith in the essential goodness of human nature? Worried that our country is irreparably divided? A flight across the country with a group of iconic war heroes from long-term...
How to do it… Documenting bathing info
By
John Hall
Sep 05, 2018
Although it technically is considered custodial care and not directly paid by Medicare, bathing is a critical part of the overall care long-term care residents receive and expect.
Jumper cables and stethoscopes
By
Gary Tetz
Jul 14, 2016
After posing questions ever since the bitter childhood discovery that I would never be an astronaut or Bobby Orr, I finally got my answer this week. Why do I exist? To be the guy with jumper cables.
Best practices to advance palliative care and hospice training
By
Jim Triandiflou
Jul 23, 2014
The goal of palliative care is to provide patients of all ages and in any stage of illness with relief from the pain and stress they’re experiencing.
No more muddling along
By
Gary Tetz
Feb 10, 2022
It’s become a ritual, and I recently realized it probably needs to stop. Most every morning as I glide past our delightful receptionist on the way to my office, our daily dance of greeting goes something...
Caregiving full circle
By
Renee Kinder
Jul 19, 2018
The cancer was extensive and had spread fast. As a result of this and after a multitude of hospital stays, he ended up in a skilled nursing facility in a small town in Kentucky.
Butler County should take the addicts
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 24, 2014
It’s not a secret most county nursing homes are hemorrhaging money. That’s why I was intrigued by a Butler County (OH) proposal to allow heroin addicts to stay short-term in the county-owned...
How to do it … Skin/wound care
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 12, 2006
When it comes to the best ways to practice good skin and wound care, experts repeatedly return to a common theme, independent of one another: Practice the basics. Keep a simple routine that thrives on...