A heart-felt homage to all the long-term care staff who risk their own health and safety to care for America’s seniors. #healthcareheroes #YouAreVital #CareNotCOVID facebook.com/163201203705984…
In which I confess my new obsession with true crime podcasts.
Murder, they spoke by @GaryofTetz mcknights.com/blogs/things-i…
I tire of the increasing use of obscenity as a cheap literary attention-grabbing device. But Manson gets a free pass. His perspectives are well worth an occasional ear bleed.
The Uncomfortable Truth - An excerpt from my new book, Everything Is F*cked: A Book about Hope mrk.mn/2GJgEPX
Love the houses. I want one. But do we really need to call it a war?
.@drbillthomas is waging war against the nursing home industry by creating small, senior-friendly houses (don't dare call them 'tiny houses,' he says). bit.ly/2lV4c5f @statnews
Thomas will speak at #SpotlightHealth. Our speaker list: bit.ly/2FBpHzT
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The story of the financial toxicity of cancer @BostonGlobe bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/1…
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In our latest Editors' Notes, John O'Connor ponders whether long-term care should be part of the Department of Defense and its more than $700B budget. ow.ly/oR5t30ozJoS
All true. And yet, here I am.
"For more than a decade now, many people in media and technology have been feeding an hour or two of Twitter into our brains every single day...Twitter is a highly individual experience that works like a collective hallucination, not a community."
theatlantic.com/technology/a…
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An increasing body of evidence suggests that the time we spend on our smartphones is interfering with our:
—sleep
—self-esteem
—relationships
—memory
—attention spans
—creativity
—productivity
—problem-solving and decision-making skills
nyti.ms/2XP1FuO
This resonates personally, as I definitely feel half of me will need care by 2029. At this point, it’s likely to be the top half.
More than half of middle-income seniors could need care, housing by 2029, new @Natl_Inv_Ctr-funded study finds (via @_McKnightsSL). ow.ly/oAAO30oxhFI
Yikes! (How’s that for insightful commentary?)
Trustees’ report paints bleak picture for Medicare, with funds possibly depleted by 2026. ow.ly/Ccr030owwT3
Nice to know I wasn’t the only Canadian wandering alone in the Taco Bell parking lot at 5 a.m. this morning.
Skilled care reprimands: Cheap shots or fair criticism? mcknights.com/daily-editors-…
Thanks for propagating my favorite acronym, but sadly, even under PDPM I won’t get paid each time it’s repeated.
What does the acronym "PDPM" really stand for? @JimBerklan runs through a few options in our latest Editors' Notes, including “Please Don’t Pimp Me” and simply “Please Do Pay Me.” ow.ly/PNza30osuxs
Great job, McKnight’s, as always.
Proud to say that when you read @mcknightsltcn or @_McKnightsSL stories, you've made excellent choices. Here's one reason why: bit.ly/2VemLBC Congrats to all involved! @ahcancal @LeadingAge
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Thanks, Gary. At the end of the day, I’m just another policy geek with your blog in my bookmarks. So keep writing, & I’ll keep reading! @mcknightsltcn mcknights.com/blogs/things-i…
