I read with interest a fellow blogger’s article comparing prison security with nursing home security. Nursing homes have no bars but they do need to Read More »
Why in the world would I suggest the people who are responsible for the care of our most vulnerable take a lesson from those responsible for the Read More »
Maintaining a pleasant, friendly atmosphere in your long-term care facility is a top priority. The way a place smells can be as important as the way Read More »
I have been waiting for my lymph node biopsy results since February 26. With each passing day I wondered what was taking so long. I had no follow up Read More »
A new bill in the Illinois General Assembly could dramatically change the way nursing homes operate in Illinois. Under Senate Bill 321, proposed by Read More »
I bought my 1985 van in 1986 secondhand. My sister told me about the newspaper ad for a full size, lift equipped Chevy van with a raised roof. I had Read More »
A report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed what many nursing home residents and employees already know—pressure Read More »
On March 4, nearly 5,000 members of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) and its supporters flooded the United States Read More »
I read that nursing home survey results will no longer be available for the general public to examine. Here, surveys used to be in a large notebook Read More »
Perhaps the biggest risk posed to nursing home residents with dementia or other cognitive deficits is something rarely discussed and almost never Read More »
Long-Term Living is dedicated to providing helpful, practical information to our readers. I would like to invite four of our owner or administrator Read More »
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 signed by President Obama February 17, includes key provisions that had been sought and strongly Read More »
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Readers say… the Long-Term Living Web site is featuring a new poll every Monday. Here are the results from a recent poll: As part of your resident Read More »
We all have dreams and aspirations. We're human, after all. I believe it was the poet Robert Browning who postulated that “a man's reach should Read More »
Boundary Hospital Community Health Centre in Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada, recently completed an expansion and major redesign of its Read More »
Just as we routinely perform assessments to identify risk factors and early problems in residents' health, we must make a conscious effort to apply Read More »
Safety Footwear Shoes For Crews® has introduced the SFC Froggz Sport. Made from antibacterial EVA material, Froggz Sport has SFC's Mighty Grip Read More »
Resident incontinence represents a major challenge for the long-term care (LTC) industry. It negatively impacts residents on many levels and has a Read More »
One of the more fascinating aspects of publishing a long-term care design annual is the chance it gives us to follow the evolution of design Read More »
These three realities I know to be true for 2009: My 401k will look softer than Santa's belly; despite spending big bucks, the Yankees will still Read More »
Visitors to our Web site at https://www.iadvanceseniorcare.com will note the arrival of a new blogger named Jonathan Rosenfeld. He is an attorney-but the Read More »
Once again, charting the challenges. For the fourth year participants in the DESIGN Showcase were asked to discuss the real challenges they faced in developing and executing a design. Read More »
