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Recovering in a ‘user-unfriendly’ nursing home
After being hospitalized for pneumonia and a kidney stone a few weeks ago, I was…
Respiratory rehab
Breathe in … breathe out …. This is not always as easy (or comfortable) as…
Improving the image of LTC nursing
A dear friend of mine was recently admitted to hospice. In the course of discussing…
Inspired by a resident’s determination
I’m going to share with you a brief story about an incredible nursing home resident.…
Customized learning, culture change
If your company only educates to fulfill mandatory licensure requirements, you are missing potential opportunities…
Nominations open for 2012 awards honoring LTC professionals
Long-term care is demanding, complicated, compassionate—and its professionals find fulfillment in making a difference in…
Health information technology in LTC: Where do we stand?
In this new monthly blog, I will bring you the big picture in long-term and…
Reflections on a life in long-term care
Following the recent sale of the family business of 35 years—a 231-bed skilled nursing facility—to…
In the long-term care resident’s shoes—or wheelchair
It’s one thing to intellectually understand the physical, social and emotional challenges your residents face…
How to leverage word of mouth in senior living
The statistics are compelling and never fail to show the power of social media—a rising,…
Long-term care seen better days?
Already faced with the prospect of absorbing $127 billion in Medicare funding reductions through 2021,…
Simplify wound care through HIT
Ask wound care nurses in the LTC setting how they do their jobs and they’ll…