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7 tips to make your LTC facility shine for holiday family visits (LTL mag...
Here’s my latest article on Long-Term Living magazine online: The holiday season is a time when family members are more likely than usual to visit their loved ones in long-term care facilities....
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3 small changes promise big impact in motivating your LTC staff (LTL mag online)
Here’s my latest article in Long-Term Living magazine online: 3 small changes promise big impact in motivating your LTC staff The new year has just begun and even without an official resolution,...
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What Design Features Do LTC Residents Most Want? (LTL mag online)
Here’s my latest article in Long-Term Living Magazine online: What design features do LTC residents most want? The psychologist walked into Mrs. Winters’ room and found her in the corner, muttering...
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McKnight’s Online Expo, FREE, March 20th and 21st
Once again, McKnight’s will host its annual online expo, which is a chance to attend a conference without leaving your desk. Register for the conference in advance, and then log in to hear the talks,...
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Secrets to making your environment emotionally healing: McKnight’s LTC News
Here’s my latest column at McKnight’s Long-Term Care News: Secrets to making your environment ‘emotionally healing’ Back when I worked in psych, one of our most effective tools to improve mental...
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Small changes have big impact on LTC residents’ sense of control, autonomy...
Here’s my latest article in Long-Term Living Magazine online: Small changes have big impact on LTC residents’ sense of control, autonomy When the psychologist arrived at Mrs. Winters’ room, she found...
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Your best competitive advantage? A solid social work department (McKnight’s...
Here’s my latest column at McKnight’s Long-Term Care News: Your best competitive advantage? A solid social work department I have great respect for those who attend to the often complicated physical...
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Absenteeism and turnover in LTC? Death anxiety could be the cause (McKnight’s...
Here’s my latest article at McKnight’s Long-Term Care News: Absenteeism and turnover in LTC? Death anxiety could be the cause I started working in long-term care when I was in my early 30s and I was...
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Is your workplace psychologically healthy? (McKnight’s LTC News)
Here’s my latest article at McKnight’s Long-Term Care News: Is Your Workplace Psychologically Healthy? In long-term care we spend a lot of time focused on the physical health of those in our care. With...
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5 Lessons long-term care providers can learn from Joan Lunden (McKnight’s LTC...
Here’s my latest article at McKnight’s Long-Term Care News: 5 lessons long-term care providers can learn from Joan Lunden Award-winning journalist and author Joan Lunden and I met recently to talk...
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Young Adults in LTC: A New Resource for Caregivers (McKnight’s LTC News)
Here’s my latest article at McKnight’s Long-Term Care News: Young adults in long-term care: a new resource for caregivers According to a 2010 NPR report, young adults have been one of the fastest...
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Reducing Learned Helplessness in LTC (McKnight’s LTC News)
Here’s my latest article at McKnight’s Long-Term Care News: Reducing learned helplessness in LTC John O’Connor’s recent post on the pain/depression cycle raised some interesting points about depression...
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Dr. El speaks at LeadingAge Florida about the psychosocial needs of baby boomers
I’m honored to be speaking at LeadingAge Florida’s 50th annual convention this year. I’ll be talking tomorrow morning about the anticipated psychosocial needs of baby boomers. If you’re at the...
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Meeting boomer needs at LeadingAge Florida (McKnight’s LTC News)
Here’s my latest article at McKnight’s Long-Term Care News: Meeting boomer needs at LeadingAge Florida “You do so much for seniors,” my friends tell me, having heard too many stories about the horrors...
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6 common problems a shrink on staff can solve (and your consultant can’t):...
Here’s my latest article at McKnight’s Long-Term Care News: 6 common problems a shrink on staff can solve (and your consultant can’t) As a psychologist consulting in long-term care facilities, I was...
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Same-sex couples: Are you and your staff prepared? Probably not (McKnight’s...
Here’s my latest article on McKnight’s Long-Term Care News: Same-sex couples: Are you and your staff prepared? Probably not Last week, McKnight’s staff writer Tim Mullaney wrote about the new Medicare...
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McKnight’s Free Online Expo tomorrow, 9/10 at 11am ET
Those who like the convenience of attending a conference without leaving their desks (and the fact that it’s free!) will be pleased to hear that McKnight’s is holding their online Expo tomorrow on the...
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Care model for more than just medical condition needed in long-term care...
Here’s my latest article on McKnight’s Long-Term Care News: Care model for more than just medical condition needed in long-term care Of the most efficient countries for healthcare, the United States...
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Telemental health: Who, what, when, where, why you should use it (McKnight’s...
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,...
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Improving your customer service for the holidays (McKnight’s LTC News)
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...
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