I’ve been giving this a lot of thought, and I’ve decided that the key to being a successful quarterback in the NFL is the ability to quickly and Read More »
There is a general assumption that the more work you put into your career, the more opportunities you will have for advancement. That is unless you Read More »
The Washington Post has published a couple of articles within the last few days shining a spotlight on the obvious influence that HIMSS exercised in Read More »
I have been contemplating my treatment options since I saw a local oncologist last week. Even though this is a recurrence, seeing an oncologist is Read More »
A bill in the Tennessee Legislature would create a new 'medication aide' position in nursing homes. The bill would allow medication aides to Read More »
I remember a television advertisement not too long ago for an Alzheimer’s drug that has a middle-aged woman narrating about her fear that she would Read More »
After presenting her 10-hour course for 43 ACHCA members on appropriately utilizing MDS 2.0, Leah Klusch, RN, BSN, FACHCA, nationally known Read More »
Now in her third year as ACHCA President/CEO, Marianna Kern Grachek perceives a brightening mood in the organization, with revitalized grass roots Read More »
Long-term care still isn’t on the table for healthcare reform, even though Washington has riveted more attention on reform since the Clinton Read More »
I confess that I’m coming down with a serious case of Meaningful Use Fatigue. Since the ARRA included that phrase as a condition for receiving EMR Read More »
My first experience at a rehabilitation facility in the 70s surprised me because others and I were able to get therapy for long periods of time. Some Read More »
Will the Eastern world meet the Western world when it comes to Senior Living? It seems that while the East is looking to the West to develop best Read More »
While we can debate the 'fairness' in the lack of mandatory liability insurance for nursing homes when it comes to residents, I want to focus on a Read More »
Hello everyone in senior housing land, this is the first blog I have ever participated in and I hope to hear from many of my colleagues, competitors, Read More »
It has been a year since I have gone on an activities outing. Since I get to go out on my own, I feel residents who do not should go with activities. Read More »
The best humor here usually comes from night shift. Several days ago a night shift aide came in to tell me that a new male resident was surprised Read More »
It’s spring in Philadelphia as the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) celebrates 20 years of dedication to the field and the people it Read More »
Lists? I see lists all the time—top 10s, top 3s and what have you. But one crossed my desk recently that really got my attention: the AARP list of Read More »
What happens when you get teams from 10 architectural firms clustered in one large room attempting to design four inner city senior housing Read More »
Surgery day went slower than we thought it would. After I registered we learned my surgery was delayed because of an emergency appendectomy. The Read More »
State surveys bring butterflies and stress to long term-care staff and administration. In order to survive these events, facilities must design Read More »
This Recession is finally getting to me. Oops, sorry. The President has asked me not to call it that. Let me start over. This Reverse Prosperity Read More »
When the National Institute of Medicine issued its report to Congress on the condition of the nation's nursing homes as of 1986, few saw the Read More »
The Long-Term Living Web site serves daily news focused on the LTC field. The news feed covers reports and studies, governance, views and news from Read More »
Noting that one in five Medicare patients are rehospitalized after discharge, and three-fourths of these cases could be avoided, the Centers for Read More »
Most nursing facilities will tell families they do wound care, but not all wound care programs are as effective and successful as others. There are Read More »
The Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005, signed into law by President George W. Bush on February 8, 2006, is a federal law designed to severely Read More »
