Publications

During a recent clinical visit to a memory care unit in an assisted living facility, I observed two patients begin to have a verbal altercation that could have ended badly were it not for the quick identification and action by the nursing assistants...

Just about every week there are headlines about some weather-related disaster — a flood, tornado, hurricane, wildfire, or something else — somewhere. Although these events are becoming increasingly common, this doesn’t mean that they’re easier to...

Dear Dr. Steve: While I participate in my facility’s quality improvement efforts, I am puzzled about the approach. It seems to be almost exclusively based on survey issues and CMS quality measures. The staff and management seem to want to stick...

The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.— Thomas CarlyleA man travels many miles to consult the wisest guru in the land. When he arrives, he asks the wise man, “Oh, wise guru, what is the secret of a happy life?”“Good...