Editor’s note: This is the moment you’ve surely all been waiting for: Gary Tetz is now blogging for Long-Term Living. Be sure to look for his posts Read More »
The core of “succession” is the word “success.” An effective board knows that changes in the CEO are inevitable through retirement, illness, death, Read More »
Medical Waste Machine Medical Innovations' Medical Waste Machine system replaces the expense of ongoing medical waste removal for long-term care Read More »
When MDS 3.0 went into effect in October 2010, Section M: Skin Conditions was immediately perceived as a special challenge. It was not simply that Read More »
Raimundo Giusti, Floor Technician, Spring House Estates Fingerprints on the doors, dust bunnies in the corners, unpleasant aromas, and plain old Read More »
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) enforces equal employment opportunity laws. This most prominently includes Executive Read More »
I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More »
Old age is a stage of life in which people are still developing. The Erickson School teaches that organizations that embrace and enact this Read More »
There is no denying that healthcare reform continues to be at the forefront of everyone's mind these days. With the recent changes in the House of Read More »
Part one of a two-part series on data security measures Whether or not it was ever intended, healthcare providers these days are responsible for Read More »
Diane Carter, RN, MSN, CS The MDS 3.0 demands that you focus on resident voice and choice. But the MDS, Care Area Assessments (CAAs), and care Read More »
Larry Minnix addresses the 2009 American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) Annual Meeting in Chicago. Photos courtesy of Read More »
The Baby Boomers, of which I am a member, have been analyzed and documented and marketed to relentlessly since the first wave of World War II U.S. Read More »
With 285 million people suffering from diabetes worldwide,1 the disease has become a global epidemic.2 Twenty million people suffer from diabetes in Read More »
Failure to maintain compliance with applicable rules and regulations can be costly to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The Office of Inspector Read More »
A new iPhone application launched by the London-based Alzheimer's Society aims to raise awareness around dementia as well as tackle the stigma Read More »
A federal judge in Florida ruled Monday that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional due to the mandate that most Read More »
Emeritus Corporation, a national provider of senior living services, and Seattle-based Columbia Pacific Advisors have entered into a memorandum of Read More »
My aide was in a very good mood the other morning and seemed much less stressed than usual. While she was getting me ready, she explained that there Read More »
Editor’s note: The following is a guest commentary provided by the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living. Read More »
The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and Genesis HealthCare Corporation, which operates more 200 skilled nursing centers and assisted Read More »
A recent study by researchers using the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Trauma Databank (NTDB) reveals trauma centers that excel in the Read More »
From the people I meet at conferences and through e-mail correspondence, as well as in my personal experiences, I’ve learned that working in a Read More »
The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) officially changed its name on Tuesday to LeadingAge. The new handle was Read More »
More than $4 billion in healthcare fraud abuse funds were recovered during 2010, the largest sum ever in a single year, the Department of Health and Read More »
