BY ELIZABETH P. FUSS, RN, MS, CIC As an infection control nurse, I know that residents of LTC facilities would make any infection control
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Read More » BY ALAN E. SCHABES, ESQ. "...and, furthermore, I don't want to see your face in my office until the research report is finished!"The door slammed
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Read More » BY RICHARD L. PECK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEFNursing Homes/Long Term Care Management asked readers to give Washington's policymakers letter grades on several
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Read More » inperspectiveNIC ON financingBY ANTHONY J. MULLENHeaded in the right direction After several quarters of not-very-inspiring developments in capital
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Read More » PAUL WILLGING says...Decide what you want from satisfaction surveys Last month I talked about the importance of customer satisfaction in managing a
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