Going viral: A day without complaints brings personal discoveries
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 13, 2014
Writers are expected to promote their work, especially blog posts like this, virtually any way they can. But I’ll admit maybe this one isn’t for you. After all, you’re likely working...
Welcome to the community, social media
By
Adam Gomes
Aug 08, 2014
Make sure staff, family and friends interact on social media. Have family and friends write reviews about their experience. Upload pictures and videos from events and make sure everyone knows about activities...
Four tips for relieving stress in long-term care
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 08, 2014
Stress is hurting the job performance of a huge number of people in this country — and long-term care workers are among those at greatest risk. At least, this was suggested by poll results released Monday....
Caring for a booming senior population: How tech helps and hurts
By
Peter Ross
Jun 19, 2014
Technology is changing how we care for seniors, and with the number of seniors in the U.S. expected to double by 2050, entrepreneurs are investing in new technologies designed specifically for the senior...
The 12 traits of great nursing home administrators … and school principals
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 11, 2014
Social media often is credited with providing a stream of up-to-the-minute news, the latest developments breaking over Twitter or Facebook, and spreading virally in no time flat. But I’ve found that...
Can you fire an employee for negative Facebook postings? It depends, apparently
By
John O'Connor
Feb 07, 2014
Faceboook turned 10 this week and has essentially changed the way more than a billion people connect with each other via the Internet. But what’s to be done when one of those people is an employee...
Leveraging the obvious
By
Gary Tetz
Aug 29, 2013
Three things we’ve learned from long-term care news so far this month. Angry Facebook rants can get you into trouble at work. Republican lawmakers would love to defund Obamacare. And nursing home...
Everything I need to know I learned from my residents
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
May 30, 2013
Someone posted a story I Liked on Facebook about an 85-year old woman who graduated from college and already had a job offer. “She’s my new hero!” a Friend commented. That got me thinking...
Before the frat party, the nursing home
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 12, 2013
Some of us could live to be 150.
Facebook ‘relaxing’ … for whom??
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Feb 28, 2013
You may have read that spending time on Facebook has been shown to reduce stress levels but now new research suggests that learning to use Facebook may have the benefit of sharpening of mental abilities...