Month: April 2005

The New Caregivers Who Help Residents Age in Place

BY GEORGENE LAHM The new caregivers who help residents age in placeNonmedical home caregivers are gradually moving into assisted living facilities Read More »

Opening an Alzheimer’s Day Care Center

BY MARTHA SPINKS, MSW, PHD < /TABLE>   Opening an Alzheimer's Day Care Cente rFrom the staff of the S. Read More »

A Practical Guide to Communicating With Residents With Deafness

BY J. FREEMAN KING, EDD A practical guide to communicating with residents with deafnessPeople with deafness can do anything those with hearing Read More »

Liability Landscape

LIABILITY landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNHandling constipation and fecal impaction As staff at most nursing facilities are aware, the occurrence of a Read More »

Design Center

Stonebridge at MontgomerySKILLMAN, NEW JERSEY   PROJECT SUMMARYType of Facility/Setting: Continuing Care Retirement CommunityOwner: Read More »

NIC’s MAP project: Checking in one year later

With four quarters of data now reported, trends have started to develop. Read More »

Editorial

editorialBY RICHARD L. PECK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEFGeorge's dream The President of the United States was having a restless night's sleep. He had the Read More »

Paul Willging Says…

PAUL WILLGING says...Staffing is your most critical function  Although people are a critical component of seniors housing and care, recruiting and Read More »

Focus On…Mobility & Rehabilitation

focuson Mobility & RehabilitationWheelchairs: One size does not fit allInterview with Deborah Gavin-Dreschnack, PhD  Just like in the story of Read More »

Medicare Part D: Clear as a Physician’s Signature?

Medicare Part D: Clear as a physician's signature?An interview with Thomas R. Clark, RPh, MHS  For America's Medicare-eligible seniors, December 31, Read More »

Assisted Living 2005: What Now?

ASSISTED LIVING 2005WHAT NOW?BY RICHARD L. PECK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEFWe are well into what may prove to be a watershed year for assisted living. After Read More »