title: It works better when problems are shared. Interview by Mark Perlberg.
abstract: In an exclusive interview, Jeannette R. Kramer, a specialist in the provision of long-term care, discusses the concept of the therapeutic community that she and her husband have instituted in the skilled nursing care facility that they own and operate. By providing an environment in which patients, their families, and the staff can communicate easily, the nursing facility can pinpoint problems and solve them early.
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003253:Consultants; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D009728:Nursing Assistants; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D013808:Therapeutic Community