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Computer Technology

COMPUTER technology BY DAVID OATWAY, RNRevising strategic planning for IT support  The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Read More »

What Is the Gold Standard of Nursing Home Performance?

BY NANCY REHKAMP What is the gold standard of nursing home performance?Why some facilities identified by a LarsonAllen Health Care Group survey Read More »

Editorial

editorialBY RICHARD L. PECK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEFWelcome, sweet springtime Spring is a-blooming as I write this (at least Cleveland's somewhat chilly Read More »

Paul Willging Says…

PAUL WILLGING says...When it comes to quality, Wall Street might be a problem  I've often wondered whether publicly traded corporations might well be 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 »

The New Caregivers Who Help Residents Age in Place

BY GEORGENE LAHM The new caregivers who help residents age in placeNonmedical home caregivers are gradually moving into assisted living facilities Read More »

Opening an Alzheimer’s Day Care Center

BY MARTHA SPINKS, MSW, PHD < /TABLE>   Opening an Alzheimer's Day Care Cente rFrom the staff of the S. Read More »

A Practical Guide to Communicating With Residents With Deafness

BY J. FREEMAN KING, EDD A practical guide to communicating with residents with deafnessPeople with deafness can do anything those with hearing 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 »

Design Center

Stonebridge at MontgomerySKILLMAN, NEW JERSEY   PROJECT SUMMARYType of Facility/Setting: Continuing Care Retirement CommunityOwner: 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 »

Editorial

editorialBY RICHARD L. PECK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEFGeorge's dream The President of the United States was having a restless night's sleep. He had the Read More »

Paul Willging Says…

PAUL WILLGING says...Staffing is your most critical function  Although people are a critical component of seniors housing and care, recruiting and Read More »

Focus On…Mobility & Rehabilitation

focuson Mobility & RehabilitationWheelchairs: One size does not fit allInterview with Deborah Gavin-Dreschnack, PhD  Just like in the story of Read More »

Medicare Part D: Clear as a Physician’s Signature?

Medicare Part D: Clear as a physician's signature?An interview with Thomas R. Clark, RPh, MHS  For America's Medicare-eligible seniors, December 31, Read More »

Assisted Living 2005: What Now?

ASSISTED LIVING 2005WHAT NOW?BY RICHARD L. PECK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEFWe are well into what may prove to be a watershed year for assisted living. After Read More »

Design Center

Chestnut Square at The GlenGLENVIEW, ILLINOIS   PROJECT SUMMARYType of Facility/Setting: Congregate Senior LivingOwner: Bethany 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 »

CMS’s New Guidance for Pressure Ulcers: What It Means

BY TODD HUTLOCK, ASSISTANT EDITOR CMS's new guidance for pressure ulcers: What it meansInterview with Courtney H. Lyder, ND, GNP, FAAN  On November 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

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

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 »

Editorial

editorialBY RICHARD L. PECK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEFWith friends like these... Maybe it's just me, but the Bush administration as of early 2005 has me Read More »

Paul Willging Says…

PAUL WILLGING says...It's all about leading and managing people  A guest lecturer once described seniors housing and care to my students at Johns Read More »

Horseplay Encouraged

BY DAVID BARNARD Horseplay encouragedEquestrian therapy makes use of its "neigh"-sayers  As an administrator, how often do you walk around your 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 »

Long-Term Care’s Lone Realist Rides Again

Long-term care's lone realist rides againInterview with Stephen A. Moses, President, the Center for Long-Term Care Financing  Remember those Read More »

Making Wireless Work for You

INTERVIEW WITH PAUL NORINE, PRINCIPAL, IP DESIGN GROUP Making wireless work for you  Few new technologies offer such glowing promise-and Read More »

Activities for Dementia Care: Unlocking What Remains

As the rapidly falling snow swirls and blows around the courtyard outside the activities room at Menorah Park Center for Senior Living in Beachwood, Read More »