Life hasn’t just been stormy. It’s been more like a torrential downpour that will not stop. But we all know that after a storm comes the … rainbow, new life, and a fresh beginning.
PDPM After the Storm
High-quality care and careful planning will help weather PDPM’s first year
PDPM After the Storm
Nov 14, 2019
Sponsored by Briggs
Built to weather the storm
By
Mary Gustafson
Jul 05, 2012
When a skilled nursing facility more than doubles in size — but adds only 20 beds — and switches to a brand new model of care, one could reasonably expect some growing pains.
Storm added to Village at Rockville
Jun 07, 2016
A two-year-old has joined the staff of The Village at Rockville in Rockville, MD. Black labrador Storm joins as a pet therapy dog.
Winter storm leads us to warm stories, and a plan
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 04, 2016
It would be reasonable to think that a storm that caused dozens of deaths and the shutdown of federal government offices is a terrible event. But you would be only half right: A late-January blizzard in...
Tropical storm Fay leaves Florida’s nursing homes largely unscathed
Aug 25, 2008
In the wake of Tropical Storm Fay, nursing homes throughout Florida have been receiving visits from state inspectors, and it appears that facilities have weathered the storm well.
When the storm passed, dedication persevered
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Sep 17, 2019
I can’t help but comment on the incredible dedication of staff members during Hurricane Dorian. Remember that we can, and should, always take the lead in praising staff.
When a storm hits your community
By
Bruce Baron
Feb 27, 2015
Right now there are more than 101 inches of snow in Boston. Whether it’s a snow storm in New England or Minnesota, a tornado in Nebraska or a hurricane in the South, long-term care providers have...
National Guard troops evacuate Louisiana nursing home in wake of Isaac
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 30, 2012
Louisiana National Guard troops evacuated 112 nursing home residents Wednesday when storm water from Tropical Storm Isaacs threatened to break a levee near the facility.