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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Despite the glimpse of warmer temperatures that are (hopefully) around the corner, many nursing homes and long-term care facilities have their 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 »
For many nursing home and assisted living residents, living with medical diagnoses and their related treatments poses less of a challenge than 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 »
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 »
“News is news, but what do you do about it?” Turn to LTL for depth, analysis, perspective. Tens of millions of elderly people in the EU suffering Read More »
At a glance… Rethinking values and practices brings everyone together to create a homelike environment at all levels of care. After analyzing the Read More »
Like the great TV detective Columbo, Long-Term Living columnist Gary Tetz (Funny You Should Ask) always has one more question. In this bimonthly Read More »
In 1992, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed the ENERGY STAR® program to promote and identify products that were energy Read More »
David J. Stern Behavioral monitoring offers senior living communities a unique tool to enhance resident safety and independence, and can help Read More »
When I came here to live, an aide offered to do my laundry at home because the facility did not use fabric softener. When she could no longer do Read More »
One-third of people over the age of 65 wait longer than necessary for lifesaving, new kidneys because their doctors fail to put them in a queue for Read More »
At press time, the legislative landscape in Washington has changed dramatically. A Republican, Sen. Scott Brown, was elected to the Massachusetts Read More »
In late 2008, I was grappling with the problem of trying to prioritize in-house and continuing education training programs for our 100 therapists Read More »
The Director of Nursing said when she is arranging resident medical appointments and transportation, she is asked to send along the resident's photo Read More »
by R. Aaron Warnock, Director of Product Management, G5 Search Marketing The decision to seek-out a managed living environment for a senior can Read More »
My civic-minded in-laws created a dining companion program at their continuing care retirement community. Couples invite singles who sign up for the Read More »
Leaders at all levels of an organization need to be available, approachable, and visible. If leaders spend all of their time in their offices, how Read More »
