Long-Term Living, via our Web site (https://www.iadvanceseniorcare.com) asked readers to nominate and then choose the architects and interior designers who Read More »
What happens when you get teams from 10 architectural firms clustered in one large room attempting to design four inner city senior housing Read More »
State surveys bring butterflies and stress to long term-care staff and administration. In order to survive these events, facilities must design Read More »
When the National Institute of Medicine issued its report to Congress on the condition of the nation's nursing homes as of 1986, few saw the Read More »
Noting that one in five Medicare patients are rehospitalized after discharge, and three-fourths of these cases could be avoided, the Centers for Read More »
The Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005, signed into law by President George W. Bush on February 8, 2006, is a federal law designed to severely Read More »
When thinking of quality improvement in the long-term care setting, not many areas are more important than the threat of medication errors and their Read More »
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Administrators who have distinguished themselves by meeting or exceeding defined, stringent performance standards will be recognized at The American Read More »
Every day brings more bad news in the credit markets affecting virtually every sector of the economy, including healthcare. Even the aging of the Read More »
Maintaining a pleasant, friendly atmosphere in your long-term care facility is a top priority. The way a place smells can be as important as the way Read More »
On March 4, nearly 5,000 members of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) and its supporters flooded the United States Read More »
We are proud to present the 2009 DESIGN Citation of Merit winners. The four projects that follow were deemed “the best of the best” by our panel of jurors. Read More »
An intergenerational Vacation Bible School program is a way to bridge the past with the future. The children of today are the doctors, nurses, 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 »
Recently Ziegler Capital Markets issued six strategies for senior living providers facing economic difficulties due to their faltering marketplace. Read More »
OPTIMA Award presentations tend to be memorable occasions, and the ceremony last fall at Palm Garden of Ocala was no exception. A sizable number of Read More »
Contending that America's skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are raking in the dough and generating fat profits from Medicare patients, the Medicare 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 »
It may take new residents some time to think of your facility as home, and ensuring that their space is comfortable and the staff is friendly goes a Read More »
As aging services providers, your mission is clear: serve the senior community in a way that enables aging with dignity, grace, and security. Read More »
The nation's nursing home industry is facing a critical, and apparently worsening, workforce crisis and is urging the federal government to step in Read More »
Last year on November 7, Sunrise Senior Living, arguably the nation's premier brand name in assisted living services, reported a startling third Read More »
The use of mobile information technology (IT) to assist healthcare professionals in making treatment decisions at the point of care is expected to Read More »
The 9-11-2001 terrorist attacks, the massive disruption that followed Hurricane Katrina, the recurring Midwest floods, and the devastation caused by Read More »
What do you mean, the oven is not hot?” I ask as Emma attempts to put the biscuits in the oven during the weekly cooking class. As I begin to check Read More »
