Geriatric care is a calling. The relationships that caregivers form with their patients at nursing and acute geriatric facilities are unique within the healthcare industry. The average stay for a patient...
How to keep working in LTC (when you’re not sure how much more you can take)
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Aug 31, 2021
When I speak to long-term care groups, whether to those in leadership positions or to direct care staff, it’s clear that virtually all the audience members have been drawn to the industry because of...
Recognizing and fixing burnout among SNF rehabilitation therapists
By
Richard White
Apr 13, 2022
As COVID-19 and its variants continue to be of concern among leadership at skilled nursing facilities throughout the country, virus protection for our residents and their families persists. Although strict...
Preventing burnout in long-term care
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jul 10, 2014
In my recent post, “Stuff I won’t do for residents and why your staff shouldn’t either,” I wrote about the need for individual workers to set appropriate boundaries around caregiving...
Give yourself the gift of chilling out this holiday season
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Dec 06, 2017
Taking time to step back and reevaluate how you’re using your time — and if you’re a manager, how your employees are faring this time of year — can pay off big time.
On the other side of long-term care
By
Ken Tack
Nov 14, 2012
Here I am in my 40th year of long-term care. It is often said that you cannot teach an old dog new tricks, but that is not totally true. You can teach an old dog new tricks; it’s just extremely difficult....
To reduce burnout and turnover, improve family-staff relationships
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
May 22, 2018
People who travel tend to be happier with their jobs and companies than those who don’t. This is a research finding that long-term care managers and operators definitely should heed.
Provide employee respite care, watch staff turnover rates drop
By
Michelle Seitzer
Dec 06, 2011
Just a year and a half later and I was done. Even for two weeks after the fact, I was numb – completely drained of emotion, lethargic, and avoiding interaction with others. Burnout.
Fighting burnout? The McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo offers fresh tips on June 17
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 03, 2021
The virtual doors to the free online event will open at 10:30 a.m. ET, providing attendees with the chance to network with peers and visit the online exhibition hall featuring products and services from...
Learn how to fight burnout at the McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo in 1 week
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 11, 2021
The chief nursing officer of Vocera Communications will share solutions that can remove hassles, restore human connections and increase safety and health justice for residents, families and frontline workers...