Basic communication is often overlooked for nursing home managers. Promoting leadership among team members and empowering staff is effective in building teamwork.
A life well lived
By
Gary Tetz
Jun 20, 2012
That’s a fashionable phrase we hear a lot these days—”life well lived.” A long-term care provider I hold in high esteem has even used it as a marketing tagline. I happen to know this...
Once again the war on drugs forgets LTC
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jun 13, 2012
A proposed reclassification of painkillers is one more example of how the long-term care setting gets left out of policy discussions, and frail elders will pay the price.
In defense of the Chaos Muppet
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 12, 2012
Muppet theory can change the way we view business, and today is brought to you by the letters L, T and C.
Are you ready for ‘The Call’?
By
Laura Rossman
May 22, 2012
I remember the day I got “the call.” With years of experience in aging and long-term care, I found myself confused, overwhelmed and without easy access to all the right papers for my parents....
Future looking less bright for private insurance
By
John O'Connor
Apr 30, 2012
I have a simple solution for improving weather forecasts: Put insurance companies in charge. For when it comes to making accurate predictions about the future, these folks are second to none.
The inside story on long-term care
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 20, 2012
One of the popular drumbeats in long-term care is about the importance of “telling our story.” But if you go to look for a literal story, you may find yourself coming up short.
Celebrating a non-tragedy
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 25, 2012
I believe there are good news stories around us all the time. Our eyes, and brains, often are just too conditioned and look past them. It’s human nature. Consider this small-town long-term care story...
Having ‘the talk’ with residents
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 24, 2012
For all the innuendos and images surrounding sex in our society, it’s a topic that many long-term caregivers are reluctant to bring up with residents and their family members.
Note the thank-you
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 10, 2012
When it comes to “thank you,” what is written is often right.