Month: April 2004

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 »

Where There’s Smoke…

INTERVIEW WITH DR. ANTHONY GLASCOCK AND DR. DAVID KUTZIK, DREXEL UNIVERSITYWhere there's smoke...The "Smart Home" concept comes home at last-with a Read More »

Pioneering Change in Kansas: The PEAK Project

BY GAYLE APPEL DOLL, PHDPioneering change in Kansas: The PEAK ProjectKansas offers its nursing homes the tools needed to embrace culture Read More »

Don’t Walk Away From Personnel Investigations

BY JAIME TODD, MBADon't walk away from personnel investigationsIgnoring allegations of misconduct is simply not an option  Eventually, it happens at Read More »

Reducing Falls Takes Teamwork

BY RONDA CHRISTOPHER, MED, OTR/L, LNHAReducing falls takes teamworkAn interdisciplinary approach has been the key to success for this fall prevention Read More »

In Perspective

LIABILITYlandscape BY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNKnowing when to resuscitate  In 1997 the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) issued a statement to Read More »

Better Bathing for Residents With Alzheimer’s

BY JANET STRASSMAN PERLMUTTER, MSW, LICSW, AND LOIS CAMBERG, PHDBetter bathing for residents with Alzheimer'sCan caregivers help residents with Read More »

Editorial

BY RICHARD L. PECK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEFThe squeeze is on Ever have the experience when you were wearing a belt that seemed tight enough already but, to Read More »

Project RELATE: Managing the Person With Alzheimer’s Disease

BY TODD HUTLOCK, ASSISTANT EDITORProject RELATE: Managing the person with Alzheimer's diseaseThis facility is studying staff training techniques for Read More »

Design Center

designcenter   S. Mark Taper Foundation Adult Day Health Care CenterLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIAPROJECT SUMMARYType Read More »