Words matter. It’s amazing to me that today some still use the “F word” to describe where we work. “Facility” is such a cold harsh word and yet, for some, it’s still tossed around without a...
Essential long-term care leadership on display
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 27, 2022
A top long-term care executive candidly displayed the most important traits of great leadership Thursday, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.
Commencement speech season heats up
By
Mary Gustafson
May 24, 2012
Since I am sucker for celebrity commencement addresses, mid- to late-May is like my own, personal Christmas.
When states get a golden goose, they usually feed it to the lions
Feb 21, 2014
As my dear mother used to say, it’s a rare cloud that doesn’t offer some kind of silver lining.
Nursing homes are hospitals’ silent cheering section on this one
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 07, 2012
It’s interesting how competition can make strange bedfellows. Nursing homes and hospitals, for example, are next-door-neighbors on the caregiving block. We all know who has the bigger house on this...
Mandatory compliance programs for nursing facilities
By
Terese Farhat
Dec 04, 2012
Regardless of whether you are big or small, nursing facility leaders need to be much more vigilant with compliance program efforts.
Nursing homes, we’re doing better
By
Drew Vogel
Apr 20, 2022
Thirty-three years ago, I entered the nursing home business. In the twenty-four years before that, I was a radio newsman. Not much resemblance between those two professions! In one, it’s all out...
A nursing home ‘critic’ sets the record straight
By
Michael Wasserman
Feb 09, 2022
Michael Wasserman is regularly described as a nursing home critic. There’s some nuance missing there.
An easy way to reduce antibiotics
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 30, 2014
It is tempting to run to my internist and beg for an antibiotic to stem what could be a sinus infection, but is more likely, much like the polar vortex, a cold that won’t go away. I was reminded...
Top trends for aging-in-place communities
By
Ryan Foster
May 06, 2013
The path to retirement and beyond comes with a lot of new scenery, from navigating health care needs to deciding where to live. The landscape is changing – in thoughtful and well-planned ways –...