I have a simple solution for improving weather forecasts: Put insurance companies in charge. For when it comes to making accurate predictions about the future, these folks are second to none.
You’ve got a friend
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 15, 2020
Sometimes I have to stretch to recite something joyful to share from the past week, as is requested at one of our regular work meetings. But this week, the task was easy.
Nursing homes and the welcoming of reforms
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 03, 2022
Long-term care operators should actually welcome many of the reforms proposed by the administration this week.
Nobody won yet
By
Donna Stuart
Aug 25, 2021
King Kong and Godzilla faced off above the city skyline. With his teeth, Godzilla rips a hunk from the skyscraper, flinging it in Kong’s direction. Kong bats it away, sending it spinning down onto...
Integrating technology into art therapy programs
By
Caroline Edasis
Sep 30, 2016
Our art therapists will continue to identify new ways to integrate technology into our existing creative practices so that in-the-moment meaning can be preserved, revisited and shared.
Award fuels expansion of telemedicine
By
Josh Hofmeyer, LNHA
Mar 02, 2018
The project’s goals were significant: to reduce hospitalizations by 16% and emergency department visits by 28%, resulting in an 8.25% reduction in total cost of care. Official results on these specific...
‘Tis the season to feel oppressed
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 06, 2013
Should there be any doubt that some long-term care providers have a persecution complex, it’s evident in a response to Tim Mullaney’s blog Tuesday.
Celebrating active aging
By
Cathy Reese
Oct 30, 2015
Skydiving, visiting the Art Institute of Chicago and Madison, WI, were among the Active Aging Week adventures.
Skintegrity is all about putting it into action
By
Martie Moore
Apr 20, 2015
When I reflect back on my practice, skin health was not my highest priority. I focused on heart, lungs, kidneys and the vital organs. I missed asking different types of questions. I allowed myself to have...
Film barrier hailed for incontinence care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 02, 2018
Results of a new study find that a skin protectant that changes from a liquid to breathable film has more staying power than other alternatives meant to keep urinary or fecal incontinence from reaching...