Month: November 2005

Making Way for Staff Diversity

All members can be accommodated and empowered-if you work at itBY SANDRA HOBAN, MANAGING EDITOR Diversity is everywhere. Just as it takes more Read More »

Paul Willging Says…

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 »

Survey Survival

SURVEY survivalBY RETA A. UNDERWOOD, ADCDon't fool with Mother Nature  The record hurricane season of 2004 might have been just the beginning. Read More »

Editorial

editorialBY RICHARD L. PECK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEFKatrina's lesson By now the grotesque imagery of wheelchair- and bed-bound elderly drowning in rising Read More »

Computer Technology

COMPUTER technology BY DAVID M. OATWAY, RNThere's an electronic signature in your future  One key technology that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Read More »

Design Center

Gerald Levine Center for Memory Care at the Loudonville HomeLOUDONVILLE, NEW YORK   PROJECT SUMMARYType of Facility/Setting: Memory Read More »

The Death of Culture Change?

BY BILL KEANE, MS, MBA, LNHA The death of culture change?One of the leaders synonymous with this movement tells how to prevent its demise Recently I Read More »

Developing Risk-Management Protocols in Assisted Living

BY SANDI PETERSEN, RN, MSN, CLNC Developing risk-management protocols in assisted livingAssisted living has its own litigation traps for the unwary Read More »

Focus On…Skin Care

focuson Skin CareDry skin: More than an annoyanceLinda Zinn, Editor, shares a few practical tips gleaned from professional conferences and reports on Read More »