Getting to the bottom of CNA turnover
December 1, 2008 · No comments
A study of direct care workers in Pennsylvania has revealed some surprising results about what makes certified nursing aides tick. The positive aspects of the CNA job perceptions are striking, with 82% reporting looking forward to coming to work most days, 80% endorsing strong loyalty toward their job, and more than 90% feeling their work makes the world a better place.
Kramer: Boomers to shape changing housing landscape
September 15, 2008 · No comments
The aging of the baby boomer population will drastically alter the culture of long-term care, including the industry's terminology, according to Bob Kramer, president of the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry.
Karen Armstrong: My wish: The Charter for Compassion
February 1, 2008 · No comments
People want to be religious, says scholar Karen Armstrong; we should help make religion a force for harmony. She asks the TED community to help build a Charter for Compassion -- to restore the Golden Rule as the central global religious doctrine.
Nursing Home Reform: Then and Now
November 29, 2007 · No comments
To mark the 20th anniversary of the passage of landmark federal legislation to improve the quality of nursing home care, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (known as OBRA 87), this video examines the history surrounding the law.
Hormesis in aging
August 31, 2007 · No comments
Hormesis in aging – PubMed Hormesis in aging is represented by mild stress-induced stimulation of...
A Pastor’s Vision and Senior Housing Development
July 10, 2007 · No comments
Pastor David Olson of the First Lutheran Church in Sandpoint is someone with vision. Here in a Finance and Commerce article by Brian Johnson, he talks about his and his congregation's foray into senior housing development:David Olson will never forget his first pastoral visit to a nursing home.'I was greeted with the words, 'Pastor, I am being held against my will and I need your help to escape,'' recalled Olson, a Lutheran minister with Minnesota connections who now has a congregation in Idaho.
Extended Care Career Ladder Initiative (ECCLI) Qualitative Evaluation Project
June 1, 2007 · No comments
Low retention, high turnover and vacancies pose significant challenges among frontline jobs in the long-term care (LTC) field. These negative trends can affect the quality of care for LTC clients and residents. There is increasing evidence of the link between a quality workforce and quality outcomes, in the form of good resident/client care.
The Neuroscience of Leadership
March 30, 2006 · No comments
Businesses everywhere face this kind of problem: Success isn’t possible without changing the day-to-day behavior of people throughout the company...
