Why I stay in the game: A determined nursing home administrator
By
Michael Hotz, LNHA, CNHA, FACHCA
Apr 13, 2018
There has been a lot of buzz generated by Julie Boggess’ piece on leaving the profession from at least a bit of burnout. I am choosing something different. I am choosing to make a difference in the...
Why I chose to leave the nursing home profession: A fed-up executive’s story
By
Julie Boggess, MPA, LNHA
Apr 06, 2018
At one time, I was a nursing home administrator who was “on fire” about the topic of culture change in long-term care. I believed that working to de-institutionalize the institution was the...
Profile: Sharon McDermond
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 08, 2018
Sharon McDermond had just started a new job as director of continuing care at Ann’s Choice, an Erickson Living community, when she received devastating news.
One administrator’s road to recovery
By
Ryan Haddock
Dec 15, 2014
Sometimes, all it takes to transform the way we think is a simple change in perspective. For one man, that change came when he was forced to trade his position behind the administrator’s desk for...
Long-term care nurses often ‘scramble’ to get family members’ blessing for palliative...
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 24, 2014
Nursing home residents might not transition to full palliative care until they are very near death, at which point nurses and family members act in a state of crisis, suggests recently published research...
Admin earn $95K, while DONs top $82K
By
Ashley Carman
Oct 01, 2013
SNF administrators are seeing the biggest hike, although all nursing home staff saw increases in their paychecks this year. Yet economists warn the trend might not stick around.
Nursing home admins, DONs see salary bump in latest report
By
Ashley Carman
Aug 08, 2013
Nursing home administrators’ salaries increased by slightly more than 3% between 2012 and 2013, according to a recent report. Administrators now receive an average salary of $96,625, as compared...
Salaries for nursing home administrator and nursing directors rise modestly in 2012, survey shows
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 01, 2012
Key skilled nursing facility managers saw small salary increases in 2012, according to new figures released Tuesday. The raises signal slow, steady economic improvement, say organizers of the survey, the...
How to have each other’s backs
By
Jennifer Jasper
Jul 02, 2012
When you become a nursing home administrator, you have to earn your staff’s respect. Whether it’s by walking the floors, or handling a hurricane, administrators have to be prepared for whatever...
College days: 50 years is a long time
By
James M. Berklan
May 02, 2012
A lot of things were different in long-term care back in 1962. Never mind the stiff uniforms, spartan buildings and low technology. Medicare and Medicaid were still a few years from being born by President...