This year’s annual NADONA conference was typical in all the good ways — but also extra special in an important way everyone can appreciate.
A long-term care leader’s sphere of influence
By
Liza Berger
Nov 11, 2020
It’s conference time for long-term care, and COVID-19 is on the menu. A lot of it. Just look at the lineup for Wednesday, Day 2 of the LeadingAge annual conference. Among the offerings: “Staff and...
Dornberger invited to presidential council
Aug 25, 2015
NADONA’s Sherrie Dornberger, RN, CADDCT, GDCN, CDONA, FACDONA, has been asked to become a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria for a two-year term...
Putting a conference in the happiest place
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 16, 2014
Far and away, the most pleasant conference experience I have had was in Anaheim, CA, last week, where NADONA held its annual conference. That is because of the Disney experience, and the fact it brings...
Tackling nurse bullying
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 12, 2014
In a session on bullying among nurses at NADONA’s annual conference this week, audience members were invited to say how they felt when a supervisor yelled at them. I heard “embarrassed,”...
Practice makes perfect for state surveyor visits
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 13, 2013
A visit from state surveyors should be seen as a chance to “put on a show,” a long-term care expert says.
We’re all in this together
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 31, 2013
Most people around my age have relatively little experience with long-term care. Still, how many times has someone said to you something to the effect of, “Ugh, I could never do what you do. How...
Ask the nursing expert … about filling leadership positions
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Mar 02, 2013
I have three leadership positions open in my facility and I just can’t seem to find what I am looking for. Any suggestions?
ZPICs: Dangerous and ready to take down providers
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 24, 2012
Healthcare reform: No matter how much you may loathe it, there’s no way around how certain ideas, like pay for performance, aren’t going away.
Successfully decreasing antipsychotics use
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2012
If you’re wondering if anyone outside the profession is paying attention to the antipsychotics-use debate in long-term care, allow me to direct your attention to Boston.