Facility management

Keeping Labor Loyal

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Riding Out the Rising Tide of Litigation

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Creating a Five-Star Dining Experience

BY THE STAFF OF GLEN COVE CENTER FOR NURSING AND REHABILITATION, GLEN COVE, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK Maybe it's the seductive aroma of a juicy steak, or Read More »

Documenting Quality Assurance

Documenting Quality AssuranceThose meeting minutes will improve your facility-and save it from survey griefBY LINDA O'BOYLE ZANESKI, NHA, MHA, BSN, Read More »

Surviving an Inspection

Surviving an InspectionThis experienced administrator offers survey-survival tips for his hard-pressed colleaguesBY STANLEY SPECTOR Like every Read More »

Maintaining Your Buses

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Training Staff in Resident Transfers

Training Staff in Resident TransfersThis facility's approach to transfer techniques yielded improved resident and staff safety-and lower costsBY ANDI Read More »

Computer Technology Update

New Rules for Your IT Vendor SearchBY MALCOLM H. MORRISON, PHD  Competition in the long-term care software market is beginning to have an impact on Read More »

Consultant Pharmacists: Saving Lives and Money

Consultant Pharmacists: Saving Lives and MoneyINTERVIEW WITH STEVE FELDMAN, RPH, FASCP Practicing senior care pharmacy is one of the most challenging Read More »

Bridging the Gap Between Families and Staff

BY SANDRA HOBAN, MANAGING EDITOR  It doesn't matter whether your facility is well operated, deficiency-free, state-of-the-art, and staffed by the Read More »

2002 Optima Award Entry: A Collaborative Approach to Facilty Reorganization

A 2002 OPTIMA AWARD ENTRY Sophisticated business concepts and no-nonsense application of them are upgrading this once-troubled facility Read More »

Avoiding the Pitfalls in Purchasing SNFs

Some daunting challenges for nursing homes have made this a buyer's market, but a poorly crafted purchase agreement can only add to the Read More »

Don’t Be Scared Off From Receivables-Based Financing

Recent negative headlines shouldn't deter you from using this valuable capitol reource BY KEITH D. REUBEN AND PATRICK L. COFFEY In the wake of Read More »

Eliminate Computer-Backup Disasters

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Immigration Strategies for Hiring Staff

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It Takes a Village to Retain Quality Nursing Staff

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Do Quality Measures Really Indentify Quality Care?

Do Quality Measures Really Identify Quality Care?Despite efforts to refine them, QMs still have their problemsBY STEVEN B. LITTLEHALE, MS, APRN, BC, Read More »

Ten Tips for Developing an RFP for Employee-Screening Services

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Don’t Close Your Eyes to Workplace Harassment

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Not Just an “Old Folks’ Home”

An interview with David Fridkin, FACHE, and Eulalia Awan, RNIllustration: "The Bus," by Frida Kahlo, 1929  Imagine finding yourself confined to a Read More »

Computer Technology Update

New IT Products to Enhance Resident Care and Well-BeingBY MALCOLM H. MORRISON, PHD While most of the nation's attention on medical errors has been Read More »

The Business Side of PACE, Part 2

The Business Side of PACE, Part 2How the actual experience of two PACE organizations is contributing to the development of new programsBY JADE GONG, Read More »

Workforce Solutions From Your Peers

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Why Residents Wander – and What You Can Do About It

Why Residents Wander - and What You Can Do About ItAN INTERVIEW WITH BETTYE ROSE CONNELL, PhD Few events stop long-term care staff and administrators Read More »

Growth Through Volunteering

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Understanding the Business Side of PACE, Part 1

Understanding the Business Side of PACE, Part 1The National PACE Association develops new Financial Planning Tools for would-be developersBY JADE Read More »

The Case of the Missing Medical Records

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Eleven Ways to Improve Collections in Long-Term Care

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Medication-Monitoring Lawsuit: Case Study and Lessons Learned

Medication-Monitoring Lawsuit: Case Study and Lessons LearnedAnother real-life case in nursing home litigationby Linda Williams, RN The lack of a Read More »

Successfully Implementing Divergent Specialized Programs in a SNF

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