Ask the care expert … about fecal containment systems
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Aug 01, 2013
Are you aware of any type of fecal containment system that may assist us with very loose stools that keep contaminating sacral ulcers?
Ask the nursing expert … about transitioning to DON position, staying abreast of MDS changes
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Aug 01, 2013
I have just been promoted to director of nursing after the position became available. I am very nervous. Where do I even start and where would I find support and continuing education for my new role?
Ask the nursing expert … about improving turnover rates
By
Anne Marie Barnett
May 01, 2013
I have been in my director of nursing position at my new job for about three months now and I find that our turnover rate is outrageous. I interview and hire but after orientation, it is hard to keep our...
Ask the nursing expert … about dealing with workplace ‘sabotage’
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Apr 01, 2013
My ADON, although smiling and seemingly cooperative, talks about me behind my back and is very critical of my leadership. It’s creating an atmosphere of tension and conflict. Do you have any new...
I couldn’t live without … Omnicell’s G4 medication management system
Apr 01, 2013
Using Omnicell’s G4 medication management system has made staff more efficient at Falling Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, says Director of Nursing Alma Cullers.
Just ask Petraeus
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Mar 12, 2013
Well, it wasn’t easy to get there, but we have a new CIA director sworn in. With John Brennan taking over the spy agency, now’s a good time to think back to what happened to his predecessor,...
Ron Arrison, Executive Director, King’s Daughters and Sons Home
By
Dave Surico
Mar 01, 2013
Ron Arrison knows why he works at the interdenominational King’s Daughters and Sons Home. “I believe God sent me here,” he says. The former hospital administrator says he planned to stay...
Assisted living salaries increased, turnover decreased in 2012, report says
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 05, 2013
Assisted living administrators’ national average salary was $77,729 in 2012, according to the newly released 2012-2013 Assisted Living Salary & Benefits Report.
Woman gets 3 years in prison for giving psychotropic medication to nursing home residents
By
McKnight's Staff
Jan 11, 2013
The former director of nursing at a California nursing home was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for administering powerful drugs to subdue residents.
Salaries for nursing home administrator and nursing directors rise modestly in 2012, survey shows
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 01, 2012
Key skilled nursing facility managers saw small salary increases in 2012, according to new figures released Tuesday. The raises signal slow, steady economic improvement, say organizers of the survey, the...