When a parent passes, people naturally look for their traits within their children. The other day the comment was made to me that I had the same grit as my father. My father was an amazing man, and grit...
Long-term pharmacies, tired of being ignored, demand more provider relief funding from Congress
By
Danielle Brown
May 06, 2021
A coalition of long-term care pharmacies is calling top federal lawmakers to prioritize the sector for future Provider Relief Fund allocations after receiving no assistance from the reserve since its inception.
The best silly nurse jokes
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Oct 14, 2020
I bet if that movie “Back to the Future” were real, Dr. Emmett Brown would be saying, “Marty, whatever you do, don’t go to the year 2020!”
So here goes. And I am begging you, if you have...
Waiting for the ice cream truck
By
Gary Tetz
Aug 21, 2020
There aren’t enough covers to pull over my head anymore.
Golden Hill, Newton-Wellesley Hospital win Gold for Quality, Training
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 05, 2018
It’s not every day that a provider can say it has reduced readmission rates by 50% on its sub-acute unit. But Golden Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Kingston, NY, did just that. And in doing...
At home from minute one
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 11, 2017
Let’s face it: While some of us may be great at welcoming new residents, most of us are checking off our regulatory boxes and inventories and documenting.
Why so blue?
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Feb 28, 2017
I’ve been in a fight with my computer monitor for the past couple of days. The screen was crisp and bright looking, but after a few hours I’d start getting a headache. I had been blaming that...
Credentialing, standards to be new assisted living focus, ALFA exec says
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 06, 2015
The Assisted Living Federation of America has unveiled plans to implement credentialing and new standards, as well as a six-month “listening tour” nationwide, as part of its Senior Living 2025...
Where Eagles dare
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 23, 2013
A traditional portrayal of a Boy Scout has him helping a little old lady cross the street. But what if the senior citizen turned around and helped the young man advance to Scouting’s highest rank?...
Ducking the federal budget issue
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 02, 2013
The years of cuts to federal scientific grants has been a travesty, and I don’t use that word lightly. The often-mocked duck reproduction project is an example of putting a small amount of money...