Here’s my latest article on McKnight’s Long-Term Care News: Instilling Hope: Needed for contentment, helpful for long-term care operations “I hope Santa brings me a Sony DS,” my 7-year-old told me the other day. I can tell you right now that Santa is not bringing her a video game player, but I didn’t want to … Read more
Administrators, join Dr. El and the Southern New York Association for a Long-Term Care Administrators Continuing Education Course on December 3, 2o13 at 8:30am at the LaGuardia Marriott Hotel The morning session will be on Leadership and Organizational Change The afternoon session will focus on the most recent NYSDOH survey developments, quality improvement projects and managed … Read more
5.0 out of 5 stars A no nonsense guide by Kathleen Mears As a nursing home resident of 16 years, I have encountered most of the issues in Dr. El’s book, “The Savvy Residents Guide: Everything You Wanted To Know About Your Nursing Home Stay, But Were Afraid To Ask”. Dr. El’s coping mechanisms and insistence … Read more
Here’s my latest article on McKnight’s Long-Term Care News: Improving your customer service for the holidays As the holiday season draws near, more families will be passing through your doors to visit their loved ones at your facility. Out-of-town relatives will be making annual trips and locals will be taking the children to see Grandma … Read more
Here’s my latest article on McKnight’s Long-Term Care News: Telemental health: Who, what, when, where, why you should use it Since I now Skype regularly with my 94-year old father-in-law and his wife, the concept of telemental health doesn’t seem as futuristic to me as it used to seem. I was shocked to discover, however, … Read more
I’m giving a free local talk at 1pm on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at the Baldwin Public Library on long-term care decision-making and making the most of nursing home stays. I’ll hope you’ll be able to join me for this hour-long talk and discussion session at my hometown library. (It’s where I checked out literally … Read more
Dear Readers, my Aunt Sylvia would like a word with you: Please share… The Savvy Resident’s Guide is available on Amazon.com
In the long-term care setting, we are often called upon to make difficult decisions on behalf of our elders with dementia. Some choices, such as refusing medical care, necessitate a capacity evaluation by a licensed and trained professional. Other decisions are made every day by staff and family members who desire to allow the resident … Read more
Here’s my latest article on McKnight’s Long-Term Care News: Would you want to live in the LTC home where you work? I used to live in a fabulous old fourth-floor walk-up apartment in Manhattan. When I moved out of Manhattan to a borough of New York City for an elevator building with a laundry room … Read more