Raymond Thompson has joined the management team as executive director of Swenson Healthcare in Tacoma, WA.
Thompson new VP at Life Care Centers
Jul 23, 2013
Life Care Centers of America has named Raymond Thompson as vice president of its Northwest Division. Based in Federal Way, WA, Thompson will oversee 29 skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation and Alzheimer’s...
Dec. 16 webinar to offer expertise on staffing, scheduling
By
Liza Berger
Dec 02, 2020
Staffing has never been more important than it is now in long-term care. A McKnight’s webinar to take place on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 1 p.m. ET will provide information to providers on improving...
This is what your employees want
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 08, 2015
What persists and cannot fade, despite the best erasure efforts of days on a cross-country train, weeks of total detachment from the Internet and phone signals, AND 65 miles of arduous backpacking in mountains...
June 17 webinar to address ‘star’ practices to improve hiring, retention
Jun 03, 2015
During a free June 17 McKnight’s webinar, attendees will receive tips on how to find “right-fit” candidates, better keep current staff members engaged with employee-centric practices,...
Varsity adds Stone as leader of sales consulting practice
Jul 11, 2014
Jackie Stone has been selected as the leader of a sales consulting practice at Varsity, a marketing communications agency in Pennsylva
A toxic nursing home strike that gets weirder by the day
By
John O'Connor
Feb 11, 2013
The late Hunter S. Thompson famously said that when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. By his logic, the management and workers involved in a strike across five HealthBridge Management facilities...
Facing senior care’s ‘new normal’ head-on
By
Fred Bonaccorso
Jun 08, 2021
According to a recent analysis of Medicare fee-for-service claims incurred through May 2020, there has been a distinct decline in the number of routine hospitalizations among beneficiaries — but a steep...
Think you’re having a weird day? Take a lesson from the pros
By
John O'Connor
Jul 21, 2014
There are plenty of developments that can force you to reconsider the way you do business. Whether it’s merger/acquisition fallout, notable court rulings, additional regulatory guidance or legislation...
Tele-ing it like it is: We’ve got a lot to learn
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 15, 2018
On its face, this process seems so simple, especially given technology advances lately. Kids do it, even grandmas and grandpas are doing it. So why can’t the U.S. medical community do it better?