Things have been kind of tough lately, haven’t they? And they’re probably going to get tougher, right? If you have thought or possibly mouthed those words yourself, stop. Just stop. Quit your...
Residents, staff make run-up to school smoother for 1,100 children
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 17, 2022
More than a thousand students are ready to run back to schools in Lancaster, PA, on Monday, thanks to the efforts of residents and employees at Willow Valley Communities.
How to do it … Rehab in the COVID-19 age
By
John Hall
Oct 01, 2020
Rehabilitation therapists may not technically be considered frontline by some, but they have come to be seen as just as essential as caregivers to surviving the global pandemic. The road has been bumpy,...
LTC workers are reporting crisis-level burdens. Could this on-the-job stress management program make...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 02, 2021
Long-term care providers reported stress approaching severe levels even as the pandemic’s death march waned, according to early analysis of a survey that included nearly 1,200 healthcare and senior care...
A horse lover still kicking: Ann Collette
By
Nicole Bowman
May 01, 2023
Ann Collette has a photo of her childhood horse, Rosie, on her desk at Masonicare in Wallingford, CT. The chief of strategy still tears up when she talks about her “heart horse,” who died suddenly...
Analysis: Dementia care — following the money
By
John O'Connor
Mar 11, 2006
Demographies and revenues make Alzheimer’s care a growth industry with varied models.
2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction nominations open today
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 07, 2023
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Home Care have opened the nomination process for the sixth annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards.
On the job for 6 decades
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 02, 2013
Over the past 63 years, 11 presidents have come and gone, wars have been won and lost, and the long-term care industry has experienced a roller-coaster of changes. But one thing has remained consistent:...
Embracing tai chi in long-term care
By
Marc Raben
Jul 12, 2017
When residents take initiative to create programs that flow from their passions, the result is greater engagement.
Life lessons from the Capital Gazette
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 06, 2018
Reflect for a moment, please, on your first job. The people you met, the lessons you learned, and how it influences you today.