Bob Kramer wants to know: Are you ready to ride the wave? No, not that fast-becoming-a-cliché silver tsunami, although that has something to do Read More »
Medicaid is in transition—many would say crisis—and skilled nursing providers attending a panel discussion Monday at the 62nd Annual AHCA/NCAL Read More »
Judah L. Ronch, PhD We have looked at language and its importance before, but what about policy implications? Is it possible to mandate the way we Read More »
The cars pull into our parking lot. The alert siren sounds throughout the building. Survey is here. I dread these few days out of each year, but Read More »
The final SNF PPS rule for FY2012 published in August will cause all operational professionals to stop and think about their implementation plans for Read More »
V. Tellis-Nayak, PhD It seems to be a variation on a familiar theme. Still, this remarkable story deserves to be told and re-told. Argentina-born Read More »
My great-grandmother suffered from Alzheimer's disease. I say she suffered because she was what was referred to as a “yeller,” often calling out and Read More »
(Photo: George H. Long) Marianna Grachek, 61, celebrates five years as president and CEO of the American College of Health Care Administrators Read More »
Managers in long-term care facilities have multiple responsibilities in the governance and operation of their organizations, and they therefore have Read More »
Marianna Kern Grachek, CNHA, CALA, FACHCA John Pratt, MHA, FACHCA All nursing home administrators and many assisted living administrators must be Read More »
At its annual Conference & Expo, the Assisted Living Federation of America spares no expense in honoring some of the hardest workers in senior Read More »
Organizational culture shapes care in our communities. The concept of preferred view, which we looked at in February's column, p. 16, applies to Read More »
With passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Congress mandated nursing home compliance above and beyond the annual surveys Read More »
The core of “succession” is the word “success.” An effective board knows that changes in the CEO are inevitable through retirement, illness, death, Read More »
Old age is a stage of life in which people are still developing. The Erickson School teaches that organizations that embrace and enact this Read More »
Larry Minnix addresses the 2009 American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) Annual Meeting in Chicago. Photos courtesy of Read More »
Are you satisfied with the names on this list? Tell us who you think were most influential by contacting the editors at psheehan@iadvance... Read More »
Successful relations with our residents require that we establish trusting, lasting relationships with their families. Sometimes that is easier Read More »
We have long had a fascination with leaders. We have studied individual leaders, and mused on what makes a good leader and the interactions of 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 Read More »
While we were planning a column on a different topic, we were touched and saddened to read a recent commentary on the Long-Term Living Web site. 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 »
New terms are being bantered about in healthcare. One is the “accountable care organization.” The idea is that a group of providers—primary care Read More »
Why is it that employees are hired in assisted living and long-term care, placed in positions without any preparation or orientation, and then both Read More »
Long-term care (LTC) professionals are well aware that our jobs, our facilities, and our patients' expectations have radically changed in the past Read More »
“I could write a book about that.” How often have you as a long-term care administrator, DON, or other manager said that about the work you do? Not 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 »
What type of relationships should directors of nursing and other high-level leaders strive to have with our employees, and what characteristics Read More »
