As the long-term care (LTC) field is discovering, leaders are key to culture creation, culture change, and organizational success. As reinforced in Read More »
Employees are becoming very nervous about the current economic crisis that the United States appears to be in and are unsure how it will affect Read More »
Culture change is a topic of growing interest in long-term care, but confusion remains for many about its real meaning, especially if individuals Read More »
The long-term care business-or the continuing care profession, as it is increasingly known-operates in a demanding environment. It could hardly be Read More »
Administrators who have distinguished themselves by meeting or exceeding defined, stringent performance standards will be recognized at The American Read More »
Just as we routinely perform assessments to identify risk factors and early problems in residents' health, we must make a conscious effort to apply Read More »
There are likely a number of reasons you went into business in the first place: independence … the pursuit of a dream or passion for caring … Read More »
Senior living owners and operators contend with a variety of financial issues on a daily basis—everything from meeting monthly payroll to managing Read More »
In recent years, a special focus of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, as well as the healthcare industry in general, has been the need Read More »
Recognition is an important component of any organization's total reward program. It motivates staff and inspires personal achievement. Tell your Read More »
Nurse Wilson just dreads sitting through the quarterly Quality Assessment and Assurance (QAA) meeting. He always thinks of it as voices droning on, Read More »
“Coaches who can outline plays on a blackboard are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.” —Vince Lombardi Coaching Read More »
Recently I was approached by a veteran director of nursing who asked, “Am I really a nurse executive? I've never thought of myself as such.” I'm Read More »
Skilled nursing operators who think that “holding pat” is the best way to operate their businesses for the long term, should think again. Data show Read More »
Root cause analysis has become an important quality assurance method for identifying problems encountered in long-term care. Without a doubt, it is Read More »
Three employees of the Penacook Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center were big winners in the grand prize drawing at the end of the fi rst year Read More »
Based in Evanston, Illinois, just north of Chicago, Mather LifeWays is a not-for-profit organization that enhances the lives of older adults by Read More »
I went through a set of whipsawing emotions recently. On September 20, I happily conferred the 2007 OPTIMA Award on Ballard Healthcare in Chicago. Read More »
Quality resident care that enriches quality of life and independence is the primary service of senior living communities. What most senior living Read More »
Long-range planning for an organization is never an easy task. It can be especially demanding when the organization has a historic track record of pioneering service. Read More »
Culture change” was not born, nor was it founded. Rather, it emerged out of the experiences of long-term care (LTC) devotees and enthusiasts. Read More »
Long-term care placement is probably one of the most difficult, heart-wrenching, but necessary decisions of a family's lifetime. The difficulty Read More »
How many times following the department of health survey have you sat down to write your facility's plan of correction and noticed yourself writing Read More »
The market for the seniors housing and care industry as a whole has been on an upswing for more than a year now. Data from the third quarter of 2006 Read More »
We help people” is the mantra of long-term care. Yet, for an industry dedicated to caring for others, how often do we turn the focus inward and Read More »
