I think about all the regulations in long-term care today. The number and scope of F-tags are overwhelming. When I wonder how this happened, I look Read More »
Although used by the ancient Greeks and Romans, researchers are only beginning to understand the healing properties of honey. More recently, Read More »
It's dinnertime and residents are being seated at impeccably dressed tables. Tonight's dinner is nutritionally well-balanced, colorful, and Read More »
Marianna Kern Grachek, CNHA, CALA, FACHCA John Pratt, MHA, FACHCA All nursing home administrators and many assisted living administrators must be Read More »
Bob Gatty With so much effort underway in state capitals from Wisconsin to Florida to slash spending and close budget deficits, including efforts Read More »
Long-term care (LTC) does not lack for crusaders. Although the progressive forces in this field are little known to the general public, which tends Read More »
The winter of our discontent has segued into a spring of high anxiety for long-term care (LTC) recipients and providers (and the general public, for Read More »
Pharmaceutical and hazardous wastes are ever-present management challenges for long-term care (LTC) administrators. They are regulated by several Read More »
How much time do you spend in a typical day observing the departure area of your local airport? If you're like me, probably not a lot. For one Read More »
The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs operates six facilities that provide long-term care to eligible veterans and their Read More »
Electric Bed ControlThe HD2 Bed Control by Crest Healthcare Supply is a durable, economic replacement for use on electric healthcare beds. The Read More »
Emeritus Corporation, a national provider of senior living services, has entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire 24 assisted living Read More »
Family caregivers do what they do out of love, but at some point the responsibilities can become overwhelming and exhausting. The best antidote is Read More »
Occupancy in nursing care properties rose for the first time in a year during 1Q11 to 88.5 percent, an increase of 0.1 percentage points from the Read More »
The Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA) has received a one-year grant from the New York-based Commonwealth Fund to help improve care transitions for Read More »
The facility where I previously lived eliminated its PA system a few years before. Pages could be heard at a phone extension or at the nurse Read More »
Fifteen percent of U.S. nursing homes receive deficiency citations for infection control per year, according to a new study published in the May Read More »
Managed Health Care Associates, Inc., a healthcare service company, has acquired Tidewater Group Purchasing from Omnicare, Inc., for an undisclosed Read More »
A new Avalere Health LLC analysis detailing the economic and jobs output of nursing facilities in the nation's 50 most populous Metropolitan Read More »
The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) have been awarded the International Association of Read More »
Healthcare administrators are a tough breed. Anyone who’s been in the industry for even a short time knows that. As an observer at The American Read More »
“Fasten your seat belts. It’s going to be a bumpy ride!” That Bette Davis chestnut (from the film classic All About Eve), came to mind as I nabbed a Read More »
A proposed rule published Thursday in the Federal Register outlines the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) options to updating payment Read More »
I had seen her a few times on the bus ride home from work: late 20s, window seat, cell phone pressed to ear. She looked the same every day, and like Read More »
Middle age isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. Gone are the carefree days when “life began at 40,” when children were grown and empty-nesters Read More »
Nursing homes and assisted living facilities no longer have to worry about paying licensing fees to show videos to residents, according to a joint Read More »
I have been in long-term care (LTC) design for more than 17 years and finally have my first LEED LTC project. The city is actually the one pushing Read More »
Cuts, cuts, cuts. Cuts in state budgets, in federal budgets, in Medicare and Medicaid. There will be cuts in services to older adults, especially Read More »
Frequent social activity may help to prevent or delay cognitive decline in old age, according to research conducted at Rush University Medical Center Read More »
Faced with an aging patient population and compelling data that confirm the benefits of blood pressure-lowering medications in seniors 80 years and Read More »
