Reader submitted question: Once a list of potential candidates is narrowed, how can I make the in-person interview most beneficial? The interview Read More »
Increasing litigation and difficulty in insuring facilities have forced an increasing number of long-term care (LTC) providers to divert critical Read More »
As governments prepare for the anticipated spread of the swine flu pandemic, a team of Italian researchers is suggesting elderly populations be last 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 »
Long-term care providers continue in a holding pattern awaiting the anticipated transition from MDS 2.0 to MDS 3.0. While exact specifications of Read More »
Since 1996, Long-Term Living has been honoring long-term care facilities that are proactive with programs that go “above and beyond” routine care Read More »
A reader from Ohio asks if a company can legally ask an older employee to retire, or establish a specific policy requiring retirement at a certain Read More »
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 »
Digital signage is a technology that has roots in the earliest days of TV-some would argue, all the way back to radio. It delivers community news Read More »
While much of Washington's attention is focused on healthcare reform and how to pay for it, the feds have been told that existing resources and Read More »
Staying on top of ever-changing government regulations is one of the greatest challenges for long-term care facilities. Poor training often leads to Read More »
Typically, 35% of a long-term care facility's operating costs are nonlabor; however, since the average facility size is 100 beds, it becomes cost 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 »
If you are simply filling staffing holes with “warm bodies,” please understand this will cost you far more down the road. Existing, dedicated staff Read More »
Long-Term Living asked Malcolm H. Morrison, PhD, president and CEO, Morrison Informatics, Inc., a healthcare information technology and data Read More »
Seniors are no exception to practicing sustainable and green living efforts, especially for some 500 residents of continuing care retirement Read More »
It's been seen many times before in American film. A camera is resting ground level, capturing white vapor as it slowly billows up through a Read More »
The senior care marketplace is booming, and so is the demand for products and services relating to the care of older Americans. Like a modern-day Read More »
The last five years have spawned a plethora of online senior housing service providers in direct response to the growing number of people using the Read More »
Janice Hammond, RN from Indiana sent a question about how to get staff to show up for work and on time. This question often comes up during Read More »
New employees don’t start in a new position able to succeed without information and direction. Regardless of years of experience in healthcare or a Read More »
How do you replace a 291-bed nursing home with a building that actually looks like a series of homes rather than an institution? It's no small Read More »
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new Interpretive Guidance for several quality of life and environment tags on April 10. Read More »
For more than 40 years William V. Day has been counted among the most visionary and creative executives in long-term care. As chronicled in this 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 »
Baltimore, Md.-Federal survey and certification regulations going into unprecedented detail and depth on resident quality of life will go into Read More »
Editor's Note:This month we begin a new monthly feature, “On the Money.” Every month we'll introduce you to colleagues who are saving their Read More »
Technology's perennial dilemma: How to stay upgraded without wasting money? Here's how long-term care providers are addressing the challenge and Read More »
