By Claire Lucas Workforce challenges have become the norm for most health care providers. Low unemployment, increased competition and workforce shortages all contribute to the problem. Not only is it difficult to hire employees, but retention is also a serious… Read more
Month: June 2018
The Culture of Aging Needs to Change for All of Us
Penny Cook, President & CEO, Pioneer Network From an early age as I used to visit family members who lived in nursing homes, I got the sense they were treated differently. Sometimes it was because they weren’t dressed in their… Read more
Pioneer Network’s Joan Devine on Changing the Culture of Aging and Resident-Directed Care
Pioneer Network’s director of education Joan Devine, RN shares her personal journey into nursing and discusses the concept of resident-directed care, and how it differs from task-centered and person-centered care paradigms. In this podcast: Joan’s journey from a career in… Read more
Grow A Culture of Critical Thinking to Calm Survey Angst
Keith Schaeffer, Writer, Action Pact eLearning Anxiety over the new Mega Rule survey process that examines caregivers’ critical thinking skills may have some long-term-care providers on edge, but not at Garden Spot Village in New Holland, PA. “Our focus on… Read more
“Weighing In” on a Few Things
Brian LeBlanc Reprinted with permission from Alzheimer’s the Journey blog First, let’s do some housekeeping: Yes, I still have Alzheimer’s Disease (and no, I’m still not “Faking It.”) I know everyone wishes for (me as well as everyone else… Read more
