Stephanie Gfeller, Long-term Care Program Coordinator and Judy Miller, Project Consultant, Kansas State University The importance of relationships between staff and family members is often overlooked and the relationship is not typically described positively. In one study that looked at… Read more
Month: September 2016
Houston, We Have a Problem
Ruta Kadanoff, Executive Director, Pioneer Network Is it just me, or are there red flags everywhere lately, calling on us to take notice of the impending collision between our demographics and our workforce trends? Evidence is mounting and the chorus… Read more
A Home: More Than Bricks and Mortar
Joan Devine, RN-C, Director of Education, Pioneer Network When we think of creating households for Elders, we often think first about the bricks and mortar, about major renovation or perhaps even an entirely new building. We think about smaller environments,… Read more
The Kitchen: The Heart of the Home
Linda Bump, MPH, RD, LNHA, Consulting Staff, Action Pact What possibilities can we create when we make the kitchen the heart of our home? We create Normal, Home and Community by honoring individual resident choice in dining. What better way… Read more