The New Wave of Foodservice Technology in Senior Care

Month: April 2008

Whole-person

Editor's note: This month, Long-Term Living takes an in-depth look at the National Whole-Person Wellness Survey and wellness in general and how this Read More »

Product Focus

Bariatric Wheelchair Cushion The Tempur Med® Bariatric Wheelchair Cushion provides comfort, support, and pressure management for the bariatric Read More »

Holistic Wellness

A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association supports research that indicates adults over the age of 60 who had high levels of Read More »

MDS 3.0

“Leadership is not magnetic personality—that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not “making friends and influencing people”—that is flattery. Read More »

Data show skilled nursing facilities need to reinvent themselves

Skilled nursing operators who think that “holding pat” is the best way to operate their businesses for the long term, should think again. Data show Read More »

Celebrating Jewish culture

The culture change movement has spurred activity professionals nationwide to seek a deeper understanding of the culture of residents they work with. Read More »

Swing beds and the MDS

Unique in their own way, “swing beds” provide the patient, physician, and rural communities another avenue of care and an opportunity to further Read More »

The evolution of subacute services: One facility’s view

In 1996, The American Health Care Association (AHCA), the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), and the Association Read More »

Changing paradigm: What is wellness?

One of the leading experts in environments for seniors that promote wellness is Cornelia C. Hodgson, partner in charge of architectural firm Dorsky Read More »

Turning negative feedback into positive results

Why do so few people enjoy being on the receiving end of feedback or show such little enthusiasm for a performance review session? In the case of Read More »