Administration

Cultural Sensitivity as a Means of Survival

Cultural sensitivity is not only good unto itself, but an essential tool in risk management and successful staffingby Annaliese Impink, Esq.  The Read More »

Reduction of Risk for Falls Program

Reduction of Risk for Falls Program Adapted from a 2002 OPTIMA Award entry by Evangelical Manor, PhiladelphiaBy Barbara Hacker, RN, MEd, NHA For Read More »

Wireless Emergency Response: The Facts

This new technology offers important benefits New wireless technology offers many opportunities for upgrading communications in a residential care Read More »

How Communications Technology Reduces Risk

Residents' wandering opens up major legal exposures. The answer is communication-personal and technological In September 2001, a 75-year-old man Read More »

2002 Optima Award Winner – The Safety Program: Sunset for Sundowning

Adapted from the submission by Bortz Health Care of Traverse City, Traverse City, Michigan; written by Debra Hagerty, BS, BSN, MSN, SW, Director of Read More »

Risk Management Survival Guide

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IV. The Pluses and Minuses of Captives

IV. The Pluses and Minuses of Captives by John A. Wright, CPCU, CIC During times of rising insurance premiums and difficulty in finding insurance Read More »

Using a Mission Statement to Staff Assisted Living

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The 10 How – To’s of Good Carpet Care

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II. How to Self – Assess Your Facility for Risk Exposure

II. How to Self-Assess Your Facility for Risk Exposure By Richard J. Henry, JR., CNHA; and Christine A. Stevens, RN, MBA The long-term care business Read More »

III. Probing the Mysteries of “Claims – Made” Policies

III. Probing the Mysteries of " Claims-Made " Policies By Richard Todd Over the past 2 to 3 years, some new terminology has started showing up at Read More »

Nursing Assistant Training and Education: Recommendations for Change

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Cost – Effective Purchasing: Advice From a GPO

Shifting focus from item pricing can yield greatest savings The current staffing crunch and trend toward revenue reduction in long-term care mean Read More »

Ten-Point Purchasing Guide: In-Room Air Purifiers

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Steps Toward Energy Savings

Interview with John Grillo, National Energy Services Company, Inc. "Energy savings" - the term seems almost to be an oxymoron in today's tumultuous, Read More »

Gift Shops: Do They Have a Place?

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The Nursing Home of the Future: Are You Ready?

The Nursing Home of the Future: Are You Ready? Tomorrow's resident care will take more than "quality-of-life" lip service By Margaret P. Calkins, Read More »

When Families Fill Out Those Satisfaction Surveys

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Nursing Assistant Training and Education: What’s Missing?

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Keeping the Unions at Bay

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Keeping the Nursing Home Clean and Dry

Editor's Note: Nursing homes probably rank with schools and day care centers as potential host environments for infectious organisms. Like the Read More »

The Disappearing Administrator:Results of a National Survey

The Disappearing Administrator: Results of a National SurveyWhat are the state licensing boards seeing? And what are they doing about it? By John R. Read More »

The Basics of Staff Education

It involves much more than mandatory in-services,and pays off in many ways No matter where it is located or the level of acuity it treats, a Read More »

Insurance Agents to the Rescue!

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Long – Term Care Nurses Speak Out

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Embracing a Culture: The Creation of an Asian Unit

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Have you Considered a Nursing Home Concierge?

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Spotting (and Solving) Laundry Problems

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Aging in Place: What Do People Want

By Robert Greenwood Long-term care and those who provide it have been the focus of public criticism for some time.Consumers, health-care providers Read More »

Nutrition Is More Than the MDS, Section K

Nutrition Is More Than the MDS, Section K If you think this information is all you need to monitor and meet residents' nutritional needs, think Read More »