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Needed: Servant-Leaders

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

Flooring Decisions for the Long Term

FLOORINGDECISIONSFOR THE LONG TERM  One manufacturer's take on how floorcovering decisions influence facility operations and budgets BY GAIL Read More »

Thinking About the Unthinkable: Staff Sexual Abuse of Residents

BY DOUGLAS J. EDWARDS, ASSISTANT EDITOR Thinking about the unthinkable: Staff sexual abuse of residentsAlthough few staff members ever cross the Read More »

Renovation on a Budget

"Cinderella" comes to life at South Haven Healthcare Centre BY KATHY KRUEGER   Renovation is becoming an increasingly urgent issue for our aging Read More »

NIC on Financing

inperspectiveNIC ON financingBY ANTHONY J. MULLENThings are looking up-Selectively  Most skilled nursing operators will probably not be surprised by Read More »

Liability Landscape

LIABILITY landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNKeeping residents safe while on the go When you think of resident deaths and injuries associated with nursing Read More »

Act as Though Your Customer Is Right

I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... 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 »

Survey Survival

SURVEY survivalBY RETA A. UNDERWOOD, ADCAre you aware of these new survey requirements?  In the past few months we have encountered much "to do" Read More »

Liability Landscape

LIABILITY landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNHandling constipation and fecal impaction As staff at most nursing facilities are aware, the occurrence of a Read More »

NIC’s MAP project: Checking in one year later

With four quarters of data now reported, trends have started to develop. Read More »

Spring-Cleaning: Keep Pests Where They Belong

BY FRANK MEEK, BCE Spring-cleaning: Keep pests where they belongThe first in a set of seasonal guides to pest management*  Spring is in the air. As Read More »

On the Town

BY JILL SMOLLER On the townRewarding-and maintaining-a top-quality staff  On a lovely May morning in 2004, a limousine rolled to a stop and we all Read More »

Focus On…Housekeeping/Maintenance

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Financing Long-Term Care: The Life Insurance Solution

BY MORRIS TENENBAUM AND EFFIE BATIS, MA Financing long-term care: The life insurance solutionAs Medicaid tightens and private long-term care Read More »

NIC on Financing

inperspectiveNIC ON financingBY RAYMOND J. LEWISSNFs need to 'tough it out' for the first part of 2005  Skilled nursing providers have been Read More »

Improving Health Benefits for Staff

IMPROVINGHEALTH BENEFITSFOR STAFFA new report points up reasons for optimism and action BY LINDA ZESPYAmong executives and employees alike, talking Read More »

Liability Landscape

LIABILITY landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNDo you have the 'right' to use a chemical restraint? The medical necessity for the use of any form of Read More »

Environmentally Responsible Pest Management

BY ERIC EICHER Environmentally responsible pest managementSafer and more targeted ways than wholesale spraying are available Residents and their Read More »

Many Nursing Homes Need Better Fire and Smoke Protection

Many nursing homes need better fire and smoke protection Read More »

Financing the project

In today's long-term care environment, administrators and other staff are usually too busy with the day-to-day adventures of caregiving to worry Read More »

PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR TRANSITIONING TO A NEW SOFTWARE SYSTEM

Is it time for your long-term care organization to take the plunge and invest in one of the latest healthcare information technology systems? Is it Read More »

Marketing to Meet Today’s Consumer Demands

BY LOU BURGESS  Marketing to meet today's consumer demandsAttending to the "little" details can give your long-term care facility or senior community 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 »

Surviving Florida’s Ill Winds

What LTC providers learned from battling four hurricanes. Read More »

Risk Prevention Means Teamwork

BY ROBIN A. BLEIER, RN, CLC, LHCRM This article is based on a presentation at the 17th Annual NADONA/LTC conference, Orlando, Florida, Read More »

Building a Bridge to Education

BY KATHLEEN K. BROGAN, MSN, MSHED, RN, AND ANNA MARSHALICK, MSN, RN  To address the extreme nursing shortages that exist today and are predicted for Read More »

What Staff Are Saying: A Firsthand Report

BY MARIAN DEUTSCHMAN, PHD When you ask nursing home staff about their jobs and ideas for improvement, what do you hear? A few years ago I visited Read More »

Lawyers Have Gone Fishing

BY RIC HENRY, CPHRM, CNHA, FACHCA  "Gone fishing"-these words should be posted on the doors of many plaintiffs' attorneys across the country. For Read More »

Liability Landscape

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