As healthcare workers, especially as healthcare workers in long-term care, we don’t have jobs that most people can identify with.
The skill behind skilled
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Aug 31, 2018
So many times, we get questions about how to “skill” a resident. Is she skilled if she’s getting IVs? Is he skilled because he’s getting wound care? What about the resident whose...
Who are you wearing: A director responds
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Sep 16, 2016
Patients and families, whether new to long-term care or veterans, get a first impression by our manner, our speech, and our clothes. Make the first impression the best one.