In March, Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) followed by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act Read More »
At a glance… Because of the demanding nature of working in long-term care, many nurses, while they enjoy their jobs, run the risk of suffering from Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C.- President Obama last month nominated Donald Berwick as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Read More »
Electronic fall monitors have become a regular part of many facilities' fall reduction programs. They have proven to be an effective means to Read More »
During the beginning of my stay here, cleaning my room was not a challenge. When I moved to a private room, I brought my computer and added Read More »
This month, the much beloved 88-year-old comedienne Betty White of Golden Girls fame will appear on NBC's Saturday Night Live. She is sure to be Read More »
At a glance… A tip for assisted living providers: Incremental profit works. It just takes a different approach to billing, and that's where Read More »
Any facility manager will tell you that the problems water pose have at some time or another kept him or her up nights. Slips and falls are key Read More »
Do You Need A Better Way To Manage Time, Attendance & Access Control? More than 13,000 locations use our Biometric Technology every day to: Read More »
Like Lieutenant Columbo, the great TV detective, Long-Term Living columnist Gary Tetz (Funny You Should Ask) always has one more question. In Read More »
Long-term care providers are bracing themselves for substantial change pending the arrival of MDS 3.0, slated for October 1 of this year. While Read More »
At a glance… Two lawmakers urge their colleagues to protect Medicare and Medicaid from additional cuts in the government's 2011 budget. While Read More »
“News is news, but what do you do about it?” Turn to LTL for depth, analysis, perspective. WASHINGTON, D.C.- As if nursing home administrators Read More »
PROJECT SUMMARY Type of Facility/Setting: Continuing Care Retirement Community Owner: Virginia United Methodist Homes Chief Administrator: Chris Read More »
Unintentional falls among the elderly in the United States remains one of the most challenging safety problems for healthcare providers across the Read More »
Now that I know I'm not going against state regulations (see Dr. El goes undercover with the NYS Department of Health), I'll confess I love to use my Read More »
At the core of any assisted living community is service delivery. Delivering services means providers need people—enough to do a good job, but not Read More »
Guest blogger Jonathan Rosenfeld posted a great interview recently with Kimberly Grandal, founder and executive director of Re-Creative Resources Read More »
I have had a semi-automatic power bed for years. The one that I brought here is my second bed and it is probably 25 years old. When my sister visited Read More »
I’d like to extend an invitation to any administrator who would like to become an Administrator Advisor to Long-Term Living. The Administrator Read More »
Our last column touched on the importance of respect—and the importance of creating a respectful environment for all residents, families, and staff. Read More »
During the typical audit of a long-term care building, we find that when we ask the question, “Who do you have in which offices?” the administrator Read More »
Care conferences occur here every March, June, September, and December. Since my sister was not always able to attend in those months, the facility Read More »
We’ve launched a new Web-exclusive feature called Resident Sound Off, and it is letting those most important to this field—the people you care Read More »
Today, April 16, is the last day to mail your residents’ census forms in and avoid a visit from the census taker. Early on, did you remind residents Read More »
Joint Commission accreditation isn’t mandatory for long-term care communities as it is for hospitals, but, according to the Commission, it is a means Read More »
by Nancy Hall, VP of Client Services, G5 Search Marketing I love it when this happens: The other day, we got an email from a client who told us Read More »
