Blogs, Guest Columns, Things I Think and Living Leadership
Conversation with my younger self
By
Julie Thorson
Oct 13, 2016
As we grow personally and professionally, aren’t there things we all wish we would have known prior to making the choices or decisions we did? I’m not talking about information you can study...
It’s time to bundle up
By
Kristy Wikum
Oct 12, 2016
As we are moving towards new payment systems, it is imperative that we are involved and offer comments when we are able to as this will greatly impact us as providers. We also need to stay informed so...
3 surprising reasons to strengthen your resident council
Oct 11, 2016
Forget about worries of them eating up staff time or triggering something bad on surveys, resident councils can be awesome for your facility and here’s why.
Senior Olympics tap into the spirit of winning
By
Angie McAllister
Oct 07, 2016
Each year we bring hundreds of elders together in many states to compete for top medals and trophies in a heartwarming competition.
Surviving the night shift
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 06, 2016
In a new study highlighted by McKnight’s, more than 60% of night shift workers reported “poor sleep quality, insomnia and impaired sleep-related activities of daily living.” Reading those...
Getting to gold
By
Erin Fromwiller
Oct 05, 2016
APRC has always focused on quality improvement; it’s part of our culture.
Autonomy and risky business
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Oct 04, 2016
Let’s face it, nursing home culture change and honoring resident choice can still bring about an anxiety attack to the most laid back of nurses. Promoting resident autonomy without exposing providers...
Future care: The caregiver gap epidemic
By
Matthew Gallardo
Oct 03, 2016
The future of healthcare and health insurance gets top billing from mass media as the primary crisis we need to contend with and resolve, especially in the U.S. But there is another epidemic looming that...
Integrating technology into art therapy programs
By
Caroline Edasis
Sep 30, 2016
Our art therapists will continue to identify new ways to integrate technology into our existing creative practices so that in-the-moment meaning can be preserved, revisited and shared.
The evolution of nursing homes
By
Rockland Berg
Sep 29, 2016
Most new developments with beds for acute care are being built by non-profits that are working to achieve CCRC status, and they are merely setting aside space for the required percentage of skilled nursing...