As accountable care organizations start to move from concept to reality, long-term care providers should think about owning more of the continuum of Read More »
Several recent decisions1 by federal courts across the country have confirmed what hospice providers have for years complained about: The Department Read More »
As of last week I have lived here 14 years. When I tell people that, they usually ask, "Are you leaving soon?” My answer is I will probably live here Read More »
In a previous column, we addressed staff satisfaction—and what staff members really want. ‘Respect’ and ‘appreciation’ are tops on the list. Sadly, Read More »
Margaret Calkins, PhD, president of IDEAS, presenting at Environments for Aging.10 in Coronado, California, gave attendees seven tips that get in the Read More »
According to Margaret Calkins, PhD, president of IDEAS, a household with eight to 13 residents is better from a dementia resident's perspective. Read More »
I give Alanna Carter of Horty Elving a lot of credit. She is an architect who really wanted to experience what it was like living in a nursing home. Read More »
Dr. Anjali Joseph, director of research at the Center for Health Design, defines aging well as having three components: 1. A low risk of disease Read More »
CORONADO, CALIFORNIA—Beneath sunny California skies, attendees at Environments for Aging.10 began the conference yesterday with preconference tours Read More »
At this month's Resident Council meeting our activities director told us activity outings are almost nonexistent. The activity department is Read More »
Okay, so it didn't involve a disguise, but I did make an anonymous phone call to the New York State Department of Health. When I interviewed Mark Read More »
The call to Jamaica, New York-based Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center comes from an excited father. “I have a new baby boy!” the Read More »
There are many green products and options when it comes to interior finishes for long-term care. The industry, however, is limited greatly when it Read More »
Let’s start at the beginning. What are Google Local Business Listings? Google describes it as a way to customize business listings on Google and Read More »
Some residents get visitors on the weekends and some go on family outings. But many do not get to go out on weekends and some feel there is little to Read More »
After talking with attendees of NIC’s inaugural National Skilled Nursing Investment Forum, the general feeling others and myself walked away with is Read More »
Margaret Wylde, president and CEO of market researcher ProMatura Group, LLC, was pretty blunt this afternoon in an NIC Regional Symposium breakout Read More »
Wednesday’s 4th Annual NIC Regional Symposium in San Diego opened with a luncheon keynote delivered by Thilo Best, chairman and CEO of Horizon Bay Read More »
During today’s general session of the very first National Skilled Nursing Investment Forum (held by the National Investment Center for the Seniors Read More »
When I first came to this facility, the call light system was very bare bones. The call lights had pull cords. That was fine in the daytime but Read More »
Despite the glimpse of warmer temperatures that are (hopefully) around the corner, many nursing homes and long-term care facilities have their Read More »
You may have read about the two nurses in Texas who were brought up on trial and faced 10 years in prison on the charge of misuse of official Read More »
Designers are sometimes challenged when using the design that is the most appropriate might not be compliant with current codes. A perfect example of Read More »
At a glance… David Oatway, RN, MPH Technology is available now to assist maintaining the physical, mental, and psychological health of disabled Read More »
For many nursing home and assisted living residents, living with medical diagnoses and their related treatments poses less of a challenge than Read More »
In Akron, Ohio, the locals refer to her as the “grand old lady” of Merriman Road. Born in 1917, she is stately and statuesque, bordering on the Read More »
Wyndham F. Gary, Jr. Today's long-term care administrators have the benefit of choosing from a vast array of technologies to provide for the Read More »
The words “MDS 3.0” undoubtedly trigger a number of disparate thoughts in a director of nursing's (DON's) mind. This is going to be a year of Read More »
There has been much confusion related to Do Not Resuscitate orders, or DNRs, within the medical community and when they are effective outside a Read More »
