Cindy Heilman's blog

How to motivate staff to optimize the LTC dining experience

August 21, 2012     Cindy Heilman

I believe it is the role of senior care administrators to generate motivation in their employees. This goal can be accomplished with a clear mission that is supported and reinforced on an ongoing basis, particularly through hands-on actions.

What is your mission?

May 8, 2012     Cindy Heilman

What motivates your employees? What would you imagine generates sustainable high performance in the workplace? If your first guess is money, your guess is wrong.

Create a ‘thriving workforce’ through empowerment

April 11, 2012     Cindy Heilman

Beyond tangible, teachable skills, like how to set a table properly, training for thriving employees includes helping them break out of the status quo. When employees are able to take small risks in the service of making the community work better, they feel empowered and engaged.

'New eyes' for nursing homes through QIS

March 7, 2012     Cindy Heilman

It’s the small, everyday details that send messages to residents and their guests. These details may truly be invisible to providers and staff who have developed habits in a familiar work environment.

Leave no 'odd man out' at the dining table this holiday season

December 8, 2011     Cindy Heilman

After recently teaching my dining class in a senior care community, I had an illuminating conversation with a resident. During the class I had

How the dining experience affects your Quality Indicator Survey

October 26, 2011     Cindy Heilman

I had the opportunity at the end of September to speak at the American Dietetic Association Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo in San Diego. The