Driving my Grandma to one of her favorite restaurants to celebrate a significant birthday (she prefers that I don’t specify which) offered me an important lesson in communication.
How to make employee communication meaningful
By
Kelly Hawkins
Oct 12, 2012
Are you using the fall season to your advantage?
Increasing resident and staff satisfaction in SNFs
By
McKnight's Staff
Myles Cochran
Jun 18, 2013
Resident engagement starts with clear communication and frequent contact with caregivers. When residents place a call on a nurse call system, it relays information to caregivers about the needs of the...
Making changes in communication
By
Anthony Hall, RN, BSN
Nov 09, 2012
When you look the possible issues that result in the transition from acute care to long-term care, lack of communication is a major issue.
Working on how to communicate in facilities
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Nov 14, 2014
Transitions between care settings are getting more scrutiny than ever before. So thank goodness for new guidelines designed to help smooth them out. Still, we need all the help we can when it comes to...
Paying so docs communicate better
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Apr 10, 2012
So I was reading this article in a publication related to improving patient-centered care. It stressed that essential to delivering that type of care would be physician/patient-centered communication skills.
Behind the mask
By
Gary Tetz
Nov 03, 2017
Despite a few trivial concerns about the societal wisdom and messaging of sending our progeny door-to-door begging for poison, I try not to be a total wet blanket on the annual festivities of Halloween.
A failure to communicate
By
Mary Gustafson
Jun 21, 2012
Basic communication is often overlooked for nursing home managers. Promoting leadership among team members and empowering staff is effective in building teamwork.
SNF snapshot of trouble
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 23, 2015
The HCR ManorCare hepatitis C story we ran earlier this week deserves another look, but probably not for the reason you’re thinking. Without meaning to, it forcefully reminded us of the power of...