According to the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC), 10.3 million people age 60 years or older in the United States have diabetes. Read More »
Facility Cleaning System Coverall Cleaning Concepts has developed a cleaning system for healthcare facilities merging procedures, equipment, and Read More »
Northern Hospitality staff members are treated to a scenic boat trip In business as in life, healthy competition raises the bar of performance and Read More »
Long-term care placement is probably one of the most difficult, heart-wrenching, but necessary decisions of a family's lifetime. The difficulty Read More »
In the Medical Records world, I have come across a variety of documentation species. Some are more dangerous than others. A number of them can sink Read More »
Shifting demographics and culture change. Declining reimbursements from government and other sources. High staff turnover. Increased competition. Read More »
Comfort. Convenience. Compliance Space Tables are fully adjustable and wheelchair accessible to accommodate the needs of each individual. Height Read More »
Nursing homes, hospitals, and other long-term care facilities throughout the country continue to face increased pricing and coverage limitations on Read More »
In a dramatic and upscale reuse of “Merriwold,” the 1926 J. Seward Johnson estate, the original stone gate entrance arch and adapted gatehouse Read More »
Residents and staff enjoy the fresh air on a stroll around the campus It's a sunny springtime afternoon and a group of residents gather and wait Read More »
It is not unusual for a resident in a CCRC to enjoy a weekly swim—except in this case, Emma Van Horn has dementia and lives in a secured assisted Read More »
In June 2005, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new surveyor guidance—F-tag 315—for urinary incontinence (UI) and indwelling Read More »
Not long ago I had the severe displeasure of reading a book called The Edge of Disaster by one Stephen Flynn*. Mr. Flynn is billed in the author Read More »
Long-term care advocates have discovered over the years that a division of interests into residential versus home healthcare may be preventing the creation of good policy. Read More »
