Computed Radiography (CR) was first introduced in 1982 but was not widely used until the early 1990’s. CR uses the exact same x-ray sources as Read More »
Today is the most anticipated sports day of the year. The National Football League is featuring the 42 Annual Super Bowl game between the New Read More »
This Month's Victim: Phil Fogg, Jr. is founder and president of Marquis Companies, offering skilled nursing, assisted living, Alzheimer's, and home Read More »
In 2006, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new guidance for activities that specifically directed facilities to improve Read More »
Q: Our therapist coded too many minutes on the MDS in item P1b—about 2,000 too many. The MDS was submitted to the state, but we caught the error Read More »
Employee Scheduling Software With version 10 of Atlas Business Solutions’ Visual Staff Scheduler Pro (VSS Pro), users can schedule personnel more Read More »
Recent years have seen the beginnings of a boom in technologies designed to support seniors’ health and well-being in various settings, ranging from Read More »
Long-term care (LTC) requires hands-on support and care from frontline workers—the human element in caring for a frail, aged population. While the Read More »
Sometimes to really evaluate change you need perspective—and the broader and deeper the perspective, the better. It would be difficult to exceed the Read More »
When Michael walks through the halls of his facility, he has trouble understanding what his staff members are saying. It's as if they're speaking a Read More »
One staff member reports another staff member for abusing a confused resident, but there are no other witnesses and no physical evidence of abuse. Read More »
Root cause analysis has become an important quality assurance method for identifying problems encountered in long-term care. Without a doubt, it is Read More »
Few would argue that turnover in long-term care has been out of control for a long time, despite repeated research projects and surveys examining Read More »
Can you imagine a day when no one will live in a healthcare facility, when all older or disabled individuals live at home, even people with Read More »
It appears that skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) face the likelihood of entering 2009 with the same Medicare reimbursement rates that exist today, Read More »
In spring 2007, a team of AG Architecture employees gathered to participate in a weekend charrette called “Aging in Community—A Senior Housing Ideas Read More »
It is well known that the elderly population has a substantially increased incidence and severity of many infectious diseases. In fact, the Centers Read More »
