McKnight's Long-term Care News
When the editors at McKnight’s Long-Term Care News asked Gilbert Guide to write a monthly column that would give their readers an insider’s look at the innovators and leaders in senior care, we were thrilled. Quite frankly, it couldn’t be a better fit.
Since Gilbert Guide’s inception, we’ve emphasized the importance of quality in every aspect of senior care. We’re constantly meeting people and discovering organizations that blow us away with their dedication to excellence, and we’re thrilled to share our insights and findings with readers across the U.S.
Read Past Columns
Okeechobee Healthcare Facility Gives Students On-the-Job Training (August 2009)
Excellence in Efficiency of Care: Okeechobee Healthcare Facility, Okeechobee, FL
Okeechobee Healthcare Facility Finds Going High-Tech Leads to Better Care (July 2009)Excellence in Efficiency of Care: Okeechobee Healthcare Facility, Okeechobee, FL
How Village Shalom in Overland Park Uses Creative Financing Techniques (April 2009)Excellence in Design: Village Shalom Wins Design Award
Village Shalom Wins Both Design Award & Residents' Approval (March 2009)Excellence in Design: Village Shalom Wins Design Award
Medicare's New Five Star Rating System February 2009 (February 2009)Leading by Example: 'Five Star' is progress
Palm Garden Implements the Empower with Choice Program (January 2009)Excellence on Resident-focused Care: Palm Garden in Ocala, FL
Brinton Manor Nursing Home Joins Kiwanis International, Part II (December 2008)Excellence in Empowering Residents through Community Action: Brinton Manor, Glen Mills, PA
Games to Engage the Minds of Alzheimer's Elders (November 2008)Leading by Example: Games to Engage the Mind
A Year in Review of Nursing Home Excellence (October 2008)Leading by Example: Inspiration For The Future
Oral Health in the Elderly, Part II (September 2008)Excellence in Geriatric Dentistry (Part 2): Kristin Outlan, DDS, Los Angeles, CA
Oral Health in the Elderly, Part I (August 2008)Excellence in Geriatric Dentistry (Part 1): Kristin Outlan, DDS, Los Angeles, CA
Brinton Manor Nursing Home Joins Kiwanis International, Part I (July 2008)Excellence in Community Service: Brinton Manor, Glen Mills, PA
Tabitha Health Care Services Nursing Home Introduces The Green House Project, Part II (June 2008)Excellence in Innovation (2): Tabitha Health Care Services, Lincoln, NE
Tabitha Health Care Services Nursing Home Introduces The Green House Project, Part I (May 2008)Excellence in Innovation (2): Tabitha Health Care Services, Lincoln, NE
Conner-Williams Nursing Home Helps Residents with Proper Nutrition (April 2008)Excellence in Food Service (2): Conner-Williams Nursing Home, Ridley Park, PA
Conner-Williams Nursing Home Keeps Residents Eating with its Recipe for Success (March 2008)Excellence in Food Service (1): Conner-Williams Nursing Home, Ridley Park, PA
How St. Paul's Towers Keeps a Happy Nursing Home Staff (February 2008)Excellence in Staff Morale & Support: St. Paul's Towers, Oakland
ManorCare on Rossmoor Parkway Makes Residents Feel at Home (January 2008)Excellence in Making Their SNF a Home: ManorCare on Rossmoor Parkway, Walnut Creek
The Los Angeles Jewish Home Keeps Alzheimer’s Patients Comfortable Everyday (December 2007)Excellence in Alzheimer's & Dementia Care (2): Jewish Home for the Aging, Los Angeles
Staffing Choices Keep the Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging Running Smoothly (November 2007)Excellence in Alzheimer's & Dementia Care (1): Jewish Home for the Aging, Los Angeles
How Nineteenth Avenue Healthcare Hires, Supports & Thanks its Nursing Home Staffers (October 2007)Excellence in Staff Management: Nineteenth Avenue Healthcare, San Francisco
An Introduction to Leading by Example
by John O’Connor, Vice President of McKnight’s Long-Term Care News
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