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Tag: healthcare
20% of Healthcare Workers Suffer from Low Morale
A recent Career Builder survey reveals that 20% of healthcare workers have low morale; 38% lack motivation; and 25% have no loyalty. Why is that important to providers, consumers, boomers and seniors? Take a look.
Nursing Home Watch List
Senator Charles Grassley is proposing a new “watch list” for nursing homes that aren’t meeting federal health and safety standards. “That would include nursing homes that yo-yo in and out of compliance by using grace periods to correct deficiencies, but only then on a temporary basis,” Grassley says. The public...
Beware the Outspoken Board Member
An outspoken member of the Grady hospital board, an Atlanta facility experiencing a severe money crunch, last week took it upon himself to hand a neighboring county a $4 million bill for Grady services, implying that the hospital would not be in a money crunch if it didn’t have to...
The Benefits of Humor
Loma Linda University conducted a study in which they separated a group of people into two subgroups, one group watching comedy videos, the other not. When they measured body chemistry levels afterwards, they found that all of the good chemistry we associate with exercise (endorphins and such) was elevated in...
Elderly Scams
The New York Times yesterday had an excellent article on scams aimed at the elderly. They particularly took to task organizations that offer “credentials” as a certified professional/advisor, credentials that are typically bought more so than earned. I have been approached by these firms as well and have been cautious....
About the Blog!
Welcome. I have been toying with this idea for some time and finally decided to just do it as they say. I wear many hats. I am a health care marketing professional who consults with organizations world wide. As a lifelong entertainer, I fell into a mission serving older adults...