So you want to become a great nursing home administrator.  But you find yourself not quite attaining the level of success you aspire to.  Have you asked yourself one simple question:  What am I doing wrong? You want to accomplish great things in this long term care industry we call home.  Here are 10 points to consider.  If you’re doing any of  these, it could very well be the roadblock on your highway to success. 1.  Not...

I recently encountered an issue with the way employees are being paid in one facility.  It seems that at one point, the Nurse Administration team members other than the DON - ADON, RN supervisors, MDS, support staff, etc. were all paid hourly.  That’s fine.  They simply need to manage their hours to avoid unnecessary and unapproved overtime.  However, one of the Nurse Admin team members ended up having to work the floor in a...

One of the most difficult things I had to learn early on in my career is to control my emotions.  Emotional control, emotional maturity, whatever you want to call it, is one of the single most important things that will determine your success or failure.  I firmly believe that it was the realization of this fact early on that helped propel me toward success. How many times has one of your staff members brought you some information on...