I couldn’t live without … Omnicell’s G4 medication management system
Apr 01, 2013
Using Omnicell’s G4 medication management system has made staff more efficient at Falling Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, says Director of Nursing Alma Cullers.
Ask the nursing expert … about dealing with workplace ‘sabotage’
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Apr 01, 2013
My ADON, although smiling and seemingly cooperative, talks about me behind my back and is very critical of my leadership. It’s creating an atmosphere of tension and conflict. Do you have any new...
Just ask Petraeus
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Mar 12, 2013
Well, it wasn’t easy to get there, but we have a new CIA director sworn in. With John Brennan taking over the spy agency, now’s a good time to think back to what happened to his predecessor,...
Ron Arrison, Executive Director, King’s Daughters and Sons Home
By
Dave Surico
Mar 01, 2013
Ron Arrison knows why he works at the interdenominational King’s Daughters and Sons Home. “I believe God sent me here,” he says. The former hospital administrator says he planned to stay...
Assisted living salaries increased, turnover decreased in 2012, report says
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 05, 2013
Assisted living administrators’ national average salary was $77,729 in 2012, according to the newly released 2012-2013 Assisted Living Salary & Benefits Report.
Woman gets 3 years in prison for giving psychotropic medication to nursing home residents
By
McKnight's Staff
Jan 11, 2013
The former director of nursing at a California nursing home was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for administering powerful drugs to subdue residents.
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...
When opportunity knock-knocks: It falls right into your lap(top)
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 07, 2012
Maybe you’ve heard the one that starts like this: A long-term care administrator, director of nursing and resident walk into a bar …
Going back to servant leadership
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jan 23, 2012
I have to wonder why, when some people get in a “power” position, they kind of turn into real … dictators. We’ve all seen it, everyone from the nursing assistant who gets promoted...
NADONA announces Arnicar as new president; Dornberger named executive director
Jan 16, 2012
The National Association of Directors of Nursing / Long Term Care late Friday announced its new leadership slate for the coming year. Robin Arnicar was elected president in electronic balloting that concluded...