How to play games with the minimum wage
What did the House really accomplish by voting to more than double the minimum wage last week? To be blunt, nothing.
Daily Editors’ Notes
Antipsychotic change tiptoes toward danger
For all the progress nursing homes have made in reducing antipsychotic medications — and it has been significant — occasionally you hear whispers.
Arbitration clauses and tearing the baby in two
James M. Berklan In case you’ve been sleeping since late yesterday or doing something else like, oh, taking care of frail and elderly patients, you might have missed the big news: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services wants to be as well loved as journalists. It’s doing a pretty good job at it, too.…
Making a difference just got a little more rewarding
As long as your organization is undoubtedly harnessing at least several tech tools to make life better for those you serve, why not get rewarded for it?
Seal of approval: What LTC can learn from a viral video
Many of us are softies when it comes to animal rescue videos. But one that came across my path on LinkedIn this week seemed like a larger metaphor about resident care.
Move over nursing homes, you have company
Welcome to the club. That’s the sad but apropos message I have for our hospice-operating friends.
Skilled care operators sometimes need vegetables too
Carl Sagan wasn’t kidding when he stated that survival is the exception and extinction is the rule. It’s as true for long-term care as it is for biology.
The scoop on senior care leaders you need to know more about
It’s going to be a July to remember when you’re done reading about these people.
Why don’t they accept your job offers? It’s often a close call
When unemployment rates are at a 50-year low and the economy is roaring, it’s a game changer. And not in a good way.
Cannabidiol for seniors? Maybe.
I’ve tended to raise an eyebrow when both vendors and people I know have touted the benefits of CBD (Cannabidiol) products.
LTC leaders have spoken: Here’s how to get them to stay
Raising job and workplace satisfaction levels should be near or at the top of every long-term care operators’ to-do list. Here’s how.
Ready for some good news, for a change?
Operators might be forgiven for feeling a bit more tense and morose than usual in these trying days. But believe it or not, there are also pockets of joy to savor.
Examining the ‘manel’ in LTC
All industries, long-term care included, love panels during conferences. The hope is for a dynamic conversation, one where no one will dominate the discussion and those in the audience will feel engaged.
It’s about time providers got more credit
James M. Berklan We hear it all the time: When it comes to technology, healthcare is way behind compared to other industries. And when you bring skilled nursing into the picture? Oh, brother, forget it. They’re the behind of the behind. I believe the labels of inadequacy are overblown, or at least framed wrong, and…
It’s hard to hire the right people, especially when you’re not very good at it
Skilled care operators are hiring as never before, but many of them are not very good at hiring the right candidates.
California shows a master plan for aging is possible
if there’s any area that could use a more systematic plan, it’s long-term care. That’s why all sides of the eldercare industry can cheer on California.
The nursing home industry is forced to play defense, yet again
Here we go again. The long-term care sector just experienced yet another terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week.
Solid advice from nurses on how to seek a promotion
In long-term care, we talk a lot about recruitment and retention. What we don’t discuss as much about are promotions. This should change.
For frontline workers, not much to look forward to
Frontline workers in long-term care already have it plenty tough. But the worst may be yet to come, if one predicted scenario plays out.
Senior care findings: How to encourage friendships at work
When I was 18, I was instantly suspicious of my college roommate. She was beautiful and brilliant at math, so I figured we’d have little in common.
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