Communication

Most people who are diagnosed with osteoporosis want information on their fracture risk, but about only half of them receive it, a new study found.

As litigation continues to pose significant challenges for skilled nursing facilities, it becomes crucial for SNF leadership teams to proactively address the underlying factors that can lead to legal disputes. ...

I have learned from all my years in management that not everyone communicates the same way. And as a manager, we need to allow people to communicate to us in their own way.  I may be a type A, bottom-line...

Ongoing staffing shortages in nursing homes are making it difficult for nurses to communicate and efficiently share changes in conditions for residents, a new study has found. 

Thirty-nine million economic buyers, otherwise known as adult children, are ignored in the current senior care system.

I think it’s important that we recognize the impact COVID has had on our staff — and in some cases, recognize the damage it has done. Our staff are experiencing dissatisfaction and disconnection at...

Testing our leadership skills, especially our communication skills, is certainly difficult these days. Effective communication is always a challenge, but when our emotions are running high and exhaustion...

The reasons for vaccine hesitancy — a delay in acceptance or refusal to be vaccinated — can be boiled down to five important factors that may help clinicians understand and better approach this issue,...

My obsession with podcasts began a few years ago, when I spent quite a bit of time on the road. Naturally, I found true crime podcasts the best sidekick for long solo drives, and my library remains stacked...

Come on, we’ve all done it: misheard a song lyric but proudly sang it out at the top of our lungs.  I still remember Mom at an “oldies” concert where they were playing “Mony Mony” by Tommy...