Profile: Tracey Moorhead is sprinting to her goals
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 07, 2019
The president and CEO of the American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing is taking professionals to new heights.
A Day in the Life: Pre-teen raises $100,000 for SNFs
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 07, 2019
An Arkansas 11-year-old has raised almost $100,000 to help nursing home residents, drawing a national spotlight in the process.
Common problems still challenge caregivers when it comes to incontinence treatment
By
John Hall
Mar 07, 2019
Skilled nursing educators worth their mettle today will strongly warn bedside caregivers to throw out any preconceived notions they may have about incontinence.
Leveraging laundry operations requires providers to take stock of caregiving, cleanliness and capital
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 07, 2019
In the four Green Houses at Saint Elizabeth Community, the laundry rooms are just down a hall from the main living and dining areas, out of sight but not off-limits to residents and their families.
Things I Think: Anxiety-busting ways, Shavasana in a closet
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 07, 2019
Seeking an antidote for the stresses of life and long-term care, I’ve been attending yoga lately, slipping out of the office at lunchtime in my sleek yoga garb to writhe and gasp on a rubber mat. I’ll...
Editor’s Desk: Some PDPM winners are easier to see than others
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 07, 2019
For better or worse, the long-term care landscape is awash with PDPM experts and advisors. You can’t swing a therapy cat by the tail nowadays and not hit someone claiming divine knowledge.
The Big Picture: Ghosts in the skilled nursing machine
By
John O'Connor
Mar 07, 2019
How tough is the labor market? It’s come to this: More and more employees are simply vanishing.
New lighting initiative at Wartburg in New York embodies the community’s commitment to eco-friendly...
By
John Andrews
Mar 07, 2019
Wartburg in Westchester County, NY, wants to illuminate the long-term care industry on the value of energy-efficient lighting.
How to do it … Continuous monitoring
By
John Hall
Mar 07, 2019
Patient monitoring provides benchmarks around which a resident’s care plans are built. But careful considerations must be made regarding continual monitoring practices, as well as where and when monitoring...
13th Online Expo explores quality, pay, tech
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 07, 2019
New Year’s resolutions may have worn off by now, but the opportunity to better yourself professionally will never be greater than at the end of this month, thanks to the McKnight’s Online Expo.