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Passenger Van DaimlerChrysler offers the Dodge Sprinter Passenger Van to provide residents with comfort and overall safety and security features. Read More »

Getting LTC reform’s foot in the D.C. door

With the general election looming, organ-izations representing the long-term care community are working to create a political climate in Washington Read More »

Business as usual

Next month, a new president will be voted into office. With both Senators Barack Obama and John McCain espousing change, will the new occupant in Read More »

What lies ahead

By the time you read this, the Presidential campaign—that agonizing, frustrating, marathon ordeal—will have less than a month to go. By then we'll Read More »

QAA activities need to show results

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 »

Is the impossible dream possible?

Little doubt in the minds of most that geriatric care is broken. In fact, to even speak of a “continuum” of care is a blatant misnomer. There is no Read More »

Just one more question

Like the great TV detective Columbo, Long-Term Living columnist Gary Tetz (Funny You Should Ask) always has one more question. In this bimonthly Read More »

Voting in a Nursing Home

I was disabled when I cast my first vote in 1972. Since the polling place was not user friendly for me, two poll workers came to my parent's vehicle Read More »

Your drug disposal habits

How does your facility dispose of unused drugs?                   Comments:   -Crush pills and mix with water and kitty litter.-Crush and mix Read More »

Upcoming in November

Here are some features to watch for in the November 2008 Long-Term Living How a long-time LTC campus in the Southwest got past resident resistance Read More »

Your stance on investor influence

In general, do you believe that care in a nursing home owned by private equity investors...               Comments:   -It should not make a Read More »

How will the next president’s policies affect an aging population?

While the economy and the war in Iraq are major issues in the 2008 presidential election, they are far from the only issues important to voting Read More »

In The Dark

Hurricane Ike's remnants made the wind blow strongly Sunday, September 14. While working on the computer, the lights dimmed and brightened throughout Read More »

Your response to nanny cams

Do you believe LTC facilities need better surveillance technologies to document claims of abuse?           Comments:-Properly investigated Read More »

Elder justice and patient safety

On September 9, I posted a troubling story of nursing home abuse and government “damage control” that raised the issue of families setting up Read More »

Breathing Space

If you were studying business charts, what would you make of curves that looked like these? No doubt you’d say that these industries are in decline, Read More »

My Most Memorable Residents

There have been several memorable residents. When I first came here, Evelyn and Mamie sat in the lounge. Evelyn did crossword puzzles out loud and Read More »

Administrator, where are you?

One of the neat things about having electronic interaction with readers, especially in blogs, is the ease with which readers can “talk” to other Read More »

Punishing Surveillance

From The News Journal in Delaware, here’s a disturbing story of nursing home abuse—one that raises the issue of state-run healthcare facilities Read More »

Living in your own facility

Would you want to be a resident in your facility?                     Comments:   -I used to be able to say I would live in this facility, but since Read More »

If I Designed a Nursing Home

Several years ago I started a long-term care design plan. After fleshing it out, I began considering its cost-effectiveness. Then, I stopped writing Read More »

3T or not 3T: That is the Question?

I recently had a discussion regarding the differences between 1.5T and 3T MRI systems.  Of course there are obvious differences such as; cost, magnet Read More »

Electronic health record certification: Next steps

So far the electronic health record (EHR) seems to be so much “sound and fury” for long-term care, signifying you know what. But there are Read More »

What will your residents’ voting experience be like this Election Day?

Please feel free to discuss any potential issues.   Comments: The County Election office comes to us. Read More »

What I Would Tell Baby Boomers About Nursing Homes

My fellow baby boomers need to find out who pays for long-term care. Most hospitals discharge patients quickly, and those who cannot go home, go to Read More »

Flu season

As flu season approaches, Long-Term Living magazine asked board-certified geriatrician Jonathan Musher, MD, CMD, president of Metropolitan Read More »

Surface sanitation

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 15% of nursing home residents have infections, including wound Read More »

Finding the perfect niche

“I felt so alone,” says Gloria Donadello. “After my partner died, if I didn't have the RainbowVision community to help me through that time, I don't Read More »

Gain and retain an activity professional

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 »

First of a four-part series Creating Home and Building Community II: The Urban Experience

To demonstrate the feasibility of creating an urban high-rise culture change program, and to encourage the elder care community to consider this Read More »