You know how people ask you what your sign is? Well, I am not a big believer in all the astrology stuff. I’ll admit I don’t know the difference between a Sagittarius and a Capricorn, but I do know...
The beard is dead. Long live the beard.
By
Gary Tetz
Jul 11, 2024
Imagine you’re an elderly rehab patient, maybe trying to recover mobility after a stroke, and receiving treatment in a long-term care facility. Your therapist is a ferocious taskmaster, constantly...
What nursing homes need, versus what they get
By
Stephen A. Moses
Jul 08, 2024
Senior living’s caregiving sectors — nursing homes, assisted living and home care — share problems and needs in varying degrees. But what they get from long-term care (LTC) research is seldom what...
Is this the end of the line for nursing homes?
By
Irving Stackpole
John Sheridan
Jun 24, 2024
There are markets for just about everything, where sellers and buyers exchange goods and services. The same is true for nursing homes.
The geriatrics approach to care
By
Michael Wasserman
Jun 12, 2024
My focus on the importance of the medical director in improving nursing home quality occasionally gets pushback from family members who have had negative experiences with doctors in nursing homes. Those...
The Northwoods, summer reflections and the ICD-10 connection
By
Joel VanEaton
Jun 11, 2024
When I was 11 and 12 years old, my older brother and I spent two summers with my grandparents, who lived on a lake in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. It was spectacular. They owned 10 acres of undeveloped,...
Sticking to the plan of care pays off
By
Renee Kinder
Jun 06, 2024
Raising children, like providing patient care, requires a plan. The older our children become, like when patients show progress, the more freedom they should be allowed. The guide book for plan of care...
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...
‘Plateaued’ is not a medical description
By
Jean Wendland Porter
May 28, 2024
I’m starting to sound like a broken record (vinyl is coming back; the kids know what I mean), but I recently heard a therapist say the patient’s progress plateaued, so we have to stop therapy. Again. ...
The smiling robot
By
Gary Tetz
May 16, 2024
When I was still a prepubescent boy with many questions, never once did my father take me aside and explain how smiles are made. As a result, I’ve always been a terrible smiler, simply because I never...