Advocacy

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PAUL WILLGING says...Litigation is everyone's problem  Thank God for the lawyers! Or so they would have us believe. After all, they're only doing Read More »

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PAUL WILLGING says...It's time to get systematic You've put together your budget and, on paper at least, you're running a profitable community. Now Read More »

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PAUL WILLGING says...'Aging in place' conveys the wrong idea  As long-term care community managers, we really try not to give too much thought to Read More »

Warning Signs for the White House

WARNING SIGNS FOR THEWHITE HOUSE LTC leaders sound off on the forthcoming 2005 White House Conference on Aging  It happens every ten years-the Read More »

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PAUL WILLGING says...Budgeting is more than just numbers  In anyone's last analysis, the seniors housing and care community needs to make money. Read More »

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PAUL WILLGING says...Politics is a part of marketing, too  Last month we talked about marketing your facility to the community at large. Let's talk Read More »

Building Clout on Capitol Hill

I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More »

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PAUL WILLGING says...Be a partner with your community The responsibilities of long-term care managers do not end at the facility's walls. There is an Read More »

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PAUL WILLGING says...Marketing is key in an era of increased competition  Certainly, the theme was catchy, at least for a movie: "If you build it, Read More »

What Is the Gold Standard of Nursing Home Performance?

BY NANCY REHKAMP What is the gold standard of nursing home performance?Why some facilities identified by a LarsonAllen Health Care Group survey Read More »

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PAUL WILLGING says...When it comes to quality, Wall Street might be a problem  I've often wondered whether publicly traded corporations might well be Read More »

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PAUL WILLGING says...Staffing is your most critical function  Although people are a critical component of seniors housing and care, recruiting and Read More »

Assisted Living 2005: What Now?

ASSISTED LIVING 2005WHAT NOW?BY RICHARD L. PECK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEFWe are well into what may prove to be a watershed year for assisted living. After Read More »

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PAUL WILLGING says...It's all about leading and managing people  A guest lecturer once described seniors housing and care to my students at Johns Read More »

Long-Term Care’s Lone Realist Rides Again

Long-term care's lone realist rides againInterview with Stephen A. Moses, President, the Center for Long-Term Care Financing  Remember those Read More »

Plan Now to Be in Providence

BY JOSEPH CERQUONE, ACHCA VICE-PRESIDENT Plan now to be in Providence  Some of the best educational offerings in long-term care-plus a full slate of Read More »

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PAUL WILLGING says...The best LTC model has yet to be implemented  I'm amazed at how much research has gone into developing the ideal long-term care Read More »

Assisted Living Review

Assisted living providers look to diversification for new revenue streams Read More »

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The quality of care in America's nursing homes has, beyond a doubt, become the most contentious issue in contemporary long-term care. The issue has Read More »

SPECIAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT REPORT SECTION

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!A selection of LTC programs that made a differenceReprinted from past editions of the Not-for-Profit Report  For the past eight years, Read More »

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I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More »

NH Scorecard

BY RICHARD L. PECK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEFNursing Homes/Long Term Care Management asked readers to give Washington's policymakers letter grades on several Read More »

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PAUL WILLGING says...Decide what you want from satisfaction surveys Last month I talked about the importance of customer satisfaction in managing a Read More »

Building the New Culture of Aging-One Leader at a Time

Building the new culture of aging-One leader at a timeBill Keane, MS, MBA, Director of Special Programs, Mather LifeWays, interviews Bill Thomas, MD, Read More »

It Must Be That We Don’t Value Our Elderly…

'It must be that we don't value our elderly...'Exit interview with Charles H. Roadman II, MD, CNA, Past-President and CEO, American Health Care Read More »

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PAUL WILLGING says...Customer satisfaction surveys are more than just paper It doesn't make sense that most age-qualified communities I'm aware of Read More »

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I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More »

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PAUL WILLGING says...With 'aging in place,' honesty pays  Seven months ago I wrote in this space about "aging in place," a concept that both defines Read More »

Will Congress Take the Year Off?

BY RICHARD L. PECK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF  It's not as though the needs have gone away, it's just that if long-term care is looking for any help from Read More »

The Assisted Living Workgroup-One Year Later

THE ASSISTED LIVING WORKGROUPOne Year LaterBY RICHARD L. PECK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF It was a report-writing project of a scope seldom seen in Washington's Read More »