Drug-resistant infections add new layer to senior skin care
By
John Hall
Jul 09, 2024
While topical antibiotics like bacitracin have long been effective and part of standard wound care practice, worsening resistance of ringworm and other fungi should prompt caregivers to ensure they are...
Independence, and the freedom to make your own choices
By
Julie Thorson
Jul 03, 2024
Fireworks, grilling, time with friends and family. These are all hallmarks of a July 4 holiday weekend. As we started preparing for it, I started to think more about “independence” and what it means...
Stop using the F word already!
By
Julie Thorson
Jun 05, 2024
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...
Thompson named ED at Swenson
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 18, 2018
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...