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Read More » The number of elderly individuals is increasing. By the year 2025, there are expected to be more than one billion persons over the age of 60 years
Read More » Several years ago, I saw the visiting eye doctor at this nursing home for examinations and prescriptions. I never liked the styles of frames
Read More » “News is news, but what do you do about it?”Turn to LTL for depth, analysis, perspective. Pharmaceutical developer Eli Lilly and Company halted
Read More » Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) is a process of creating an environment in which administration, healthcare workers, and ancillary staff
Read More » It's not news that older Americans are using the Internet in unprecedented numbers, but recent statistics are striking. A June 2008 survey conducted
Read More » During a June alfresco lunch at my sister's, my brother-in-law remarked that local produce was delicious and would be for the entire summer. He asked
Read More » The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Aid and Attendance pensions are non-service-connected pensions, which are for veterans whose disability or
Read More » We have a few residents here whose families do their laundry. However, some families do not realize how much laundry a resident can use in a few
Read More » A simple Google search for long-term care design key words results in the following: Lobby furniture - 2,690,000 resultsFurniture - 179,000,000
Read More » Ever since I have lived in a long-term care facility there are frequent reminders of my mortality. At any time we may have several residents who are
Read More » Click here for part one of this two-part series. What leaders and the leadership team say and do is important to staff. Employees are watching
Read More » My room was last painted five years ago. It is supposed to be a cookie dough type of color, but it looks a bit darker than that. It was quite a
Read More » Q: What qualities or characteristics make for a good staff member who meets your needs? Resident Betty
Read More » Artwork has been slowly changing in assisted living communities from paintings of children and puppies to a more sophisticated pallet of abstracts,
Read More » Assisted living and skilled nursing facilities are among the few bright spots for lenders when it comes to real estate. Driven by demographics, the
Read More » When I first came here, many residents had small refrigerators. The staff made a point to tell me that I could purchase one and put it in my room. I
Read More » AT A GLANCE It is critical that facility administration make sure every discipline involved in assessment and care planning understand the new MDS
Read More » The big news this summer and fall is the conversion of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) process from the MDS 2.0 to the MDS 3.0 and the
Read More » At a glance… The staff of Groton Community Health Care Center has made it a priority to honor their residents at the time of death.
Read More » AT A GLANCE Administrators contacted by Long-Term Living say they are taking a team approach to make sure the new MDS 3.0 is implemented smoothly
Read More » AT A GLANCE Besides promoting resident-centered care, the new Resident Interviews in the MDS 3.0 will ensure greater accuracy of the information
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Read More » At a glance… This article will examine how the administrator of record could be disciplined for negative outcomes of decisions made by managers who
Read More » ACTS Retirement Life Communities (ACTS) has implemented a person-centered care (PCC) initiative throughout its family of 23 continuing care
Read More » I recently finished months of treatment for recurrent breast cancer. The recurrence began with a sore armpit and a lump that was palpable and then
Read More » Information Systems eHealth Data Solutions, a leader of innovative data analytics for clinical, administrative, and reimbursement concerns in
Read More » When I was a newspaper reporter I wrote a story about a flying club. One of the members asked me how much I knew about flying. “Not much,” I
Read More » “News is news, but what do you do about it?”Turn to LTL for depth, analysis, perspective. WASHINGTON, D.C.-Ninety-four people across several
Read More » At a glance… Providers with effective and dynamic leadership in an atmosphere of resident-directed care are likely to be the ones to experience a
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