Maintaining a pleasant, friendly atmosphere in your long-term care facility is a top priority. The way a place smells can be as important as the way Read More »
It may take new residents some time to think of your facility as home, and ensuring that their space is comfortable and the staff is friendly goes a Read More »
The 9-11-2001 terrorist attacks, the massive disruption that followed Hurricane Katrina, the recurring Midwest floods, and the devastation caused by Read More »
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 15% of nursing home residents have infections, including wound Read More »
With rising costs and the threat of reduced reimbursements looming, now is the time to evaluate how your facility's supply expenses are managed. To Read More »
Over the years, nursing homes have been required to provide increasingly complex medical care for their residents. To meet those challenges, the use Read More »
Odors and gaseous contaminants can permeate throughout your facility, leading to a variety of potentially bad health effects for patients as well as Read More »
Based in Evanston, Illinois, just north of Chicago, Mather LifeWays is a not-for-profit organization that enhances the lives of older adults by Read More »
When it comes to attracting residents, the last ones you want to move into your long-term care (LTC) facility are the multilegged kind. Pests like Read More »
Constructing a “green” building is only the first step to sustainability in healthcare. Operations and maintenance also play a significant role in Read More »
While studies show that elderly and infirm people often slip and fall because of reasons related to their age, medication, illness, or other Read More »
The nutritional status of nursing home residents typically is poor and often results in negative health outcomes such as increased illness, Read More »
All seniors housing is local. That's Raymond W. Braun's belief when it comes to developing financing partnerships with operators. Braun is president Read More »
When the Pine Barrens in southeastern New Jersey caught fire in May, residents and staff of Genesis HealthCare's Southern Ocean Center in adjacent Read More »
Assisted living regulations vary widely from state to state, and official involvement in a facility's disaster preparedness can vary, as well. No Read More »
Piling trash close to the building exterior can attract pests and encourage them to go inside. Photos courtesy of Orkin, Inc. Caring for your Read More »
Wheelchair-Accessible Minivan Atlantic Turtle Top's wheelchair-accessible mini-van doesn't look like an institutional vehicle. Small groups can ride Read More »
Transportation is a vital asset in the marketing of senior living and care environments. Regardless of the lev-el of care across the continuum, Read More »
In 2005, D. Keith Perry was facing a dilemma that afflicts many long-term care providers: “Our two campuses were anchored by nursing homes that were Read More »
Not long ago I had the severe displeasure of reading a book called The Edge of Disaster by one Stephen Flynn*. Mr. Flynn is billed in the author Read More »
Northern Hospitality staff members are treated to a scenic boat trip In business as in life, healthy competition raises the bar of performance and Read More »
Pest management can be challenging in long-term care environments. Not only is it crucial to keep your facility free of disease-carrying rodents and Read More »
Large-Capacity Tumbler The Huebsch® Super Twinstar 45-lb. stack unit provides 90 lb. of drying capacity. Although the Super Twinstar has 40-lb. more Read More »
Laundry rooms in long-term care facilities have never been profit centers, yet they hold one of the keys to customer satisfaction and facility Read More »
Embezzle. An ugly word. One edition of Webster's Dictionary defines it as “to take (e.g., money) for one's own use in violation of a trust and by Read More »
The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA), the largest national association exclusively dedicated to professionally operated assisted living Read More »