A recent trip to the Serengeti in Africa can shed some light on leadership through the eyes of the majestic animals we had the pleasure to see. Read More »
At a recent care conference I was instructed that there are too many PRNs on my medication list. I was not surprised since I have taken pages and Read More »
In the May issue, Managing Editor Sandra Hoban reported in her story “Encouraging words” about a special project connecting residents with wounded Read More »
What do being 92 years old, Facebook, and assisted living have in common? If you have met my great Aunt Helen, you would know. She lives in an Read More »
On The Bonnie Hunt Show last week they were promoting a documentary about American food production. It reminded me about how our food is mass Read More »
Food entertainment is becoming “center of the plate” for many senior living communities. From exhibition culinary displays to healthy eating advice Read More »
Today, technology is being used for a broad array of purposes in senior living communities as a means to help improve quality of senior care and Read More »
The “war years”-whether serving at the front or stateside; building ships, planes, or munitions; and buying bonds, the “Greatest Generation” knows Read More »
You can look at nursing homes (NH) in two ways. The first approach takes a bird's-eye view and surveys the LTC landscape. Here you soon notice Read More »
It is interesting to watch the different reactions to the passage of the Federal Health Care Reform Law in the long-term care industry. Like the Read More »
In March, Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) followed by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act Read More »
At a glance… Because of the demanding nature of working in long-term care, many nurses, while they enjoy their jobs, run the risk of suffering from Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C.- President Obama last month nominated Donald Berwick as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Read More »
Electronic fall monitors have become a regular part of many facilities' fall reduction programs. They have proven to be an effective means to Read More »
During the beginning of my stay here, cleaning my room was not a challenge. When I moved to a private room, I brought my computer and added Read More »
This month, the much beloved 88-year-old comedienne Betty White of Golden Girls fame will appear on NBC's Saturday Night Live. She is sure to be Read More »
At a glance… A tip for assisted living providers: Incremental profit works. It just takes a different approach to billing, and that's where Read More »
Any facility manager will tell you that the problems water pose have at some time or another kept him or her up nights. Slips and falls are key Read More »
Do You Need A Better Way To Manage Time, Attendance & Access Control? More than 13,000 locations use our Biometric Technology every day to: Read More »
Like Lieutenant Columbo, the great TV detective, Long-Term Living columnist Gary Tetz (Funny You Should Ask) always has one more question. In Read More »
Long-term care providers are bracing themselves for substantial change pending the arrival of MDS 3.0, slated for October 1 of this year. While Read More »
At a glance… Two lawmakers urge their colleagues to protect Medicare and Medicaid from additional cuts in the government's 2011 budget. While Read More »
“News is news, but what do you do about it?” Turn to LTL for depth, analysis, perspective. WASHINGTON, D.C.- As if nursing home administrators Read More »
PROJECT SUMMARY Type of Facility/Setting: Continuing Care Retirement Community Owner: Virginia United Methodist Homes Chief Administrator: Chris Read More »
Unintentional falls among the elderly in the United States remains one of the most challenging safety problems for healthcare providers across the Read More »
Now that I know I'm not going against state regulations (see Dr. El goes undercover with the NYS Department of Health), I'll confess I love to use my Read More »
Guest blogger Jonathan Rosenfeld posted a great interview recently with Kimberly Grandal, founder and executive director of Re-Creative Resources Read More »
At the core of any assisted living community is service delivery. Delivering services means providers need people—enough to do a good job, but not Read More »
