In 1996 I picked this facility because the staffing ratio was one aide to ten residents. Back then this facility had 100 beds with 96 occupied when I Read More »
I wrote earlier in admiration of President Obama’s choice of Tom Daschle as his designee to fill the top job at HHS. I make no bones of the fact that Read More »
Unknown to most, in the later days of his term, former-president George W. Bush signed off on a new law that effectively clamps down on the publics' Read More »
Have you heard about the nursing home employees charged with the intentional drugging of residents at Kern Valley Nursing Home, in California? That’s Read More »
There are likely a number of reasons you went into business in the first place: independence … the pursuit of a dream or passion for caring … Read More »
This past week I went back to the orthopedic surgeon for the results of the CAT scan of my shoulders. I thought this would be a rather routine Read More »
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been living with the ARRA (the “Stimulus Act- we’d best get used to another new acronym.) There are plenty of good Read More »
A reader named Lola recently brought up a zealous—if not unrestrained—personal commentary on how she views the current state of long-term care by Read More »
Within the first few days of coming to this facility I must have met almost all of the staff. I remember that I was pretty down because of the move Read More »
No, your eyes haven’t deceived you. These pictures are genuine. The Hunks of Greenspring are the real deal—full of class, in the buff and, hopefully, Read More »
As part of your resident activity offerings, does your facility offer consistent local community involvement? Please explain those activities. Read More »
Despite being very careful, I managed to get injured. With shoulders weakened by quadriplegia, two nurses’ aides assist me with transfers. I can Read More »
I look at the news swirling around me about healthcare information technology being one of the BIG 5 PRIORITIES for our new President with a mix of Read More »
He is as ubiquitous at long-term care (LTC) conferences as anyone, and yet he is not a provider or management consultant. He is not a “techie,” but Read More »
On Tuesday, January 27, a double barreled winter storm moved through southeastern Ohio. Several inches of snow were followed by freezing rain Read More »
Data Warehousing PowerCube, from MDI Achieve, is a robust data warehousing program designed to allow users to “slice and dice” data to manage their Read More »
Contending that America's skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are raking in the dough and generating fat profits from Medicare patients, the Medicare Read More »
It's no secret that the United States has a nursing shortage, one that promises to grow to alarming proportions—particularly in this country's Read More »
OPTIMA Award presentations tend to be memorable occasions, and the ceremony last fall at Palm Garden of Ocala was no exception. A sizable number of Read More »
At Long-Term Living we've always prided ourselves on our topicality. Our articles are always pegged to the immediate administrative needs of our Read More »
Recently Ziegler Capital Markets issued six strategies for senior living providers facing economic difficulties due to their faltering marketplace. Read More »
“Do we really need another nursing association?” This question is raised occasionally as the number of long-term care (LTC) nursing associations Read More »
Larry Minnix, President and CEO of AAHSA What is being launched tomorrow is poorly planned, prematurely implemented and ham-handedly rolled out.” Read More »
Readers say… the Long-Term Living Web site is featuring a new poll every Monday. Here are the results from a recent poll: Is your facility satisfied Read More »
