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What Does Long-Term Care Think of Itself?

What does long-term care think ofitself?Nursing Homes/Long Term Care Management readers were asked to self-assess their industry onseveral countsA Read More »

It’s All About Leadership…

'It's all about leadership...'Interview with Marianna Kern Grachek, President and CEO, American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) Read More »

Skilled nursing facilities and hospice providers: Bridging the gap

The importance of properly negotiated hospice care contracts and high-quality hos-pice care services cannot be overstated. Hospice care services Read More »

You can’t get there without a road map

What will your community look like five years hence? How about the environment in which it operates? Will financing systems be the same? Public and Read More »

Is your staff training geared up for the DRA?

In 2004, the United States spent 16% of its gross domestic product on healthcare, and total national health expenditures rose 7.9%—more than three Read More »

Take a new look at resident and family councils

Nursing home leaders continue to be faced with growing challenges to provide good care for their residents, meet consumer demands, and remain Read More »

What assisted living can learn from long-term care

There is no question that the emerging assisted living industry needs to respond to the desires of healthier and wealthier baby boomers, who are Read More »

What are the real ingredients of culture change in nursing facilities?

Healthcare professionals who are working to provide and improve care and services for older adults living in nursing facilities are abuzz with talk Read More »

How Nurse Practitioners Enhance Family Communications

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The Cost of Inadequate Leadership

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Training Staff Online

BY RICHARD L. PECK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF   Training staff onlineDoes computer-based staff training work? A team of administrators and Read More »

Knowledge Management in Long-Term Care: What You Need to Know

Knowledge management in long-term care: What you need to know. Read More »

Are Your Recruitment Strategies Up to Date?

Are your recruitment strategiesup to date?   by Danielle Costello and Laura Vercler, MA, CPHQ  The answer is important to continued customer Read More »

Why Building Systems Engineers Are Crucial to the Design Team

WHY BUILDING SYSTEMS ENGINEERS ARE CRUCIAL TO THE DESIGN TEAMIt's sometimes easy to overlook how the "mechanicals" contribute to design success or Read More »

Preparing for Disasters

BY JOSHUA D. NATHAN Preparing for disastersWith key ingredients, the prescription is easy  With a new hurricane season bearing down and memories of Read More »

Community-Wide Emergency Planning Involving Long-Term Care

BY MARIANNA KERN GRACHEK, MSN, CNHA, FACHCA Community-wide emergency planning involving long-term careThe Joint Commission approach to enhancing Read More »

Plans and Considerations for Closing a Nursing Home

BY JEROME T. LEVY   Plans and considerations for closing a nursing homeWhen thinking about the unthinkable becomes a viable option Read More »

A Guide for Managing the “Second-Tier” Nursing Home

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Is Micromanagement Killing Your Staff?

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Customer Dissatisfaction: Eight Sure Ways to Enrage Residents and Families

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Customized Communication With Residents and Families

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Reaching and Teaching Families by Phone

BY CRAIG LUND Reaching and teaching families by phoneKeeping lines of communication open is improved with a new take on existing technology  Today, Read More »

More Than Surviving: Keys to Thriving as an Administrator

BY JENNIFER MCCARTHY, PHD, MPH More than surviving: Keys to thriving as an administratorWhy do administrators like their work? A scientific Read More »

Building Professionalism and Customer Service

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Lending a Hand With Surveyor Training

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Needed: Servant-Leaders

Needed: Servant-leaders  In senior housing, the goal is ultimately about "serving" our customers. Read More »

Quality Close-Up: Stories From Three Administrators

Quality close-upSTORIES FROM THREE ADMINISTRATORSBASED ON INTERVIEWS BY RICHARD L. PECK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, JASON STAHL, ASSOCIATE EDITOR; AND TODD Read More »

Today’s Administrator and DON

The jobs aren't what they used to be-three distinguished practitioners tell whyBASED ON INTERVIEWS BY SANDRA HOBAN, MANAGING EDITOR, AND TODD Read More »

Success With a Mock Survey Team

BY RONDA CHRISTOPHER  The Long Term Care division of Mercy Health Partners designed a collaborative oversight team, called the Mock Survey Team Read More »

Can Administrators’ Leadership Style Influence Quality of Care?

BY CHRISTINA A. HASEMANN, PHD, RD, L/CDNCan administrators' leadership style influence quality of care?In quest of the "authoritarian" administrator Read More »