Spa System The Penner Cascade Premier Spa provides affordable elegance with a TV, DVD, and CD player. You design the colors to create a spa-like Read More »
If it is possible for long-term care operators to forecast an economic storm, the management at Carol Woods Retirement Community might as well be Read More »
Being a bird-lover, the first thing I was drawn to entering Rolling Fields' reception area was Gabby, the cockatoo. Her cage was strategically 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 »
I've been sold a lot of ridiculous stuff in my life. Elaborate devices to correct my golf swing. A combination vegetable slicer/clock radio. A Read More »
Editor's note: This is part one of a two-part series. This month's discussion focuses on how to keep good records to avoid a RAC audit. If you are Read More »
To assist in the quality and efficient care of patients and community members, a group of social workers and other Thompson Health associates Read More »
Living on my own years ago, good hired caregivers became scarce, wanted more money, and did not stay long. Replacing people as soon as they learned Read More »
Introduction Long-Term Living magazine in pleased to provide our readers with this exclusive directory containing some of the suppliers and service Read More »
The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society recognizes and supports the fact that a pressure ulcer evaluation represents one aspect of a Read More »
Ask any manufacturer of transportation vehicles for the seniors care market what the most important factor in a vehicle is and the answer will be Read More »
Inspiration is a necessity in life. Thousands of providers across the United States feel constrained by a physical environment that no longer meets Read More »
A new white paper is warning long-term care facilities about an unwelcome pest, and it has nothing to do with QIS surveyors. Recently released from Read More »
Marketing is expensive. With LTC reimbursements on the decline, it is more imperative than ever to trim costs. During crunch times, marketing budgets Read More »
ü Customer service—Boomers will expect service more like a hotel than a hospital. ü Better food—They'll want healthier food, with a greater Read More »
We residents are weighed at least once a month. I had to learn to get used to that when I came here. I was weighed before, but it was usually at a Read More »
Penny Pritzker, founder and chair of Classic Residence by Hyatt, and a member of President Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board (as well as Read More »
Strolling onto the colorfully lit stage in downtown Chicago's Sheraton hotel ballroom, best-selling author and well-respected economist Ben Stein Read More »
I had an engaging conversation with Kellyann Curnayn, author of A Good Day in Hell: The Flatlining of Nurses Across America. She is a dedicated, Read More »
It only is a matter of time before another nursing home fire claims the life of another patient. While less publicized, hundreds of elderly people Read More »
Social Media Marketing. It's everywhere. Major news outlets across the country are talking about it. Industry magazines are talking about it (heck, Read More »
My birthday is approaching. I will be 61 on Wednesday. The staff has asked if I will be doing anything special. I told them I do not think so, since Read More »
In order to heal a pressure ulcer, staff at nursing homes, hospitals, or wound clinics must pay extra attention to dressings on the wound. Too often, Read More »
The Medpedia Project is a long-term, worldwide project to evolve a new model for sharing and advancing knowledge about health, medicine and the body Read More »
Long-Term Living Editor Maureen Hrehocik interviews Kim Moody and Cindy Godfrey, owners of Conneautville, Pennsylvania's independent living and Read More »
Over the years, counseling and psychotherapy have been available at this facility. I wondered if patients in semi-private rooms were allowed enough Read More »
Have you ever wondered what nursing home residents discuss with their shrinks behind closed doors? Here I solve the mystery, revealing the types of Read More »
Editor’s note: This month’s cover feature in our print magazine details how Rolling Fields of Conneautville, Pennsylvania, transformed their culture Read More »
I have been blogging a lot lately about why patient-centered care and person-centered care have not taken firm root. Readers of the blogs came back Read More »
