A psychotherapy story: Mabel and Liza
Mabel was in her late 80s, had lost a leg to diabetes and didn’t hear well. She’d been suicidal upon her admission to the nursing home, but the team had worked hard to stabilize her mood. Months later,...
View ArticleSuicide prevention in older adults
Here’s my latest article on McKnight’s Long-Term Care News: Suicide prevention in older adults In preparing for a webinar on suicide prevention, I came across startling statistics about suicide rates...
View ArticleCorrecting long-term care’s image problem
Here’s my latest article on McKnight’s Long-Term Care News: Correcting long-term care’s image problem Long-term care has an image problem. For a variety of reasons, we aren’t associated with good...
View ArticleWhy it’s impossible to maintain prior levels of care quality, and what to do...
Here’s my latest article on McKnight’s Long-Term Care News: Why it’s impossible to maintain prior levels of care quality, and what to do about it In Editorial Director John O’Connor’s April 16th...
View ArticleDr. El featured on Nursing Assistant Guides podcast series
NursingAssistantGuides.com, an educational site for certified nursing assistants, has a new podcast series featuring experts in the field of geriatrics and long-term care. The podcasts offer the chance...
View ArticleA truly healing yarn
Here’s my latest article on McKnight’s Long-Term Care News: A truly healing yarn “No,” Diane said when I showed up at her door for our Thursday session. “I don’t want to talk to you. I’m too...
View ArticleTrend #5: Re-Envisioning Long-Term Care
The American Psychological Association published an article in the APA Monitor on “Trends to Watch in 2019.” I was pleased to see that geropsychology was Trend #5. Read what my colleagues and I have to...
View ArticleBenefits of acknowledging success
Here’s my latest article on McKnight’s Long-Term Care News: Benefits of acknowledging success “My column won a bronze award for best blog in the 2019 American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors...
View ArticleThe added value of social workers and psychosocial services
The top recommendation in the April 9 McKnight’s article “Researchers share 6 tips to improve nursing home care for blacks and Latinos” was to include a social worker on staff in the facility. “Great,”...
View ArticleAddressing residents’ coronavirus fears
As the number of coronavirus cases increases around the world, providers may be worried about the emotional impact of the outbreak on residents and how to handle it. One would expect residents to be...
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