On November 7, Sunrise Senior Living, arguably the nation’s premier brand name in assisted living services, reported a startling third quarter Read More »
The value of positive media coverage is—to paraphrase the credit card commercial— “priceless,” and is often overlooked by senior communities. The 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 »
Every day, a typical long-term care (LTC) organization experiences many training-related challenges. Worker skill and performance gaps and an Read More »
An issue receiving more and more attention by researchers and designers in long-term care is lighting and glare. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Read More »
When the new Congress gets down to business early next year, organizations representing the nursing home community will be confronted with two Read More »
It’s a May afternoon at the Allendale Community for Mature Living in Bergen County, New Jersey. Residents are gathered in the courtyard, waiting Read More »
Today more than ever you and the designers that you hire should understand the “safety” issues healthcare is facing and the rules facilities are Read More »
The clock ticked 11:00 p.m. and still no nurse for the Medicare unit. The agency called and said the last bill had not been paid and they would not 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 »
When a tsunami of skyrocketing energy costs and slumping residential housing hits the U.S. economy, there is much devastation and everyone gets wet. 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 »
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 15% of nursing home residents have infections, including wound Read More »
Hiring the right activity professional is one of the key elements in providing residents with quality of life. Not only must he or she be dynamic, Read More »
Effective January 1, 2007, we were mandated by the state of Florida to increase CNA staffing to a ratio of 2:9. Like many others across the state, Read More »
La Posada took on this task by creating a settling in team to facilitate the large move in a timely and organized manner. Team members visited each Read More »
Quality of care deficiencies can be devastating in any nursing home: devastating to the resident, who can suffer a decline in health status or even Read More »
When you've been operating a nursing home for 100 years, can you change your offerings and environment sufficiently to appeal to the new senior care Read More »
Signed into law by Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry in June, The Sex Offenders Long-Term Care Facility Bill has generated a fair amount of buzz from LTC Read More »
The business of being an employer is hitting the nursing home industry hard. This is especially true in the areas of staffing and government Read More »
With rising costs and the threat of reduced reimbursements looming, now is the time to evaluate how your facility's supply expenses are managed. To Read More »
Editor's Note: Readers with access to the Internet and, more specifically, to our Web site, https://www.iadvanceseniorcare.com, may have noticed a rather Read More »
According to Dawson, who heads the prestigious Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI) and was a key contributor to the recent Institute of Read More »
The Alliance on Aging Research reports that visual impairment is one of the top four reasons for a loss of independence among seniors. For example, 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 »
For an administrator and owner/operator, a long-term care facility in need of renovation is a daunting prospect. The mini-hospital or the 1970s 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 »
In a tranquil setting overlooking 9.5-acres of virgin woodlands in Duluth, Minnesota, sits a $4 million, 12-bed hospice house. Inside, original oil Read More »
Strange bedfellows: The improbable romance of accounting and nursing, part IStaffingFinding the ideal admission mix, however, is not the only Read More »
