FDA bed safety guidance: Mitigating riskJulie A. Braun, JD, LLM, interviews Larry Kessler, ScD, Director of Science and Engineering Laboratories,
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Read More » What to do about Medicare Part DExcerpt from "The Medicare Drug Benefit: Impact on Nursing Facilities," California HealthCare FoundationEditor's
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Read More » WARNING SIGNS FOR THEWHITE HOUSE LTC leaders sound off on the forthcoming 2005 White House Conference on Aging It happens every ten years-the
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Read More » 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
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Read More » 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 » PAUL WILLGING says...Staffing is your most critical function Although people are a critical component of seniors housing and care, recruiting and
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Read More » 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
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