Month: March 2006

How Long-Term Care Should Be Financed

BY STEVEN C. WOLF How long-term care should be financedThe nuts and bolts of a workable public/private partnership  Providing financial assistance Read More »

Exterior Pest Control: How Landscaping Can Repel Pests

BY FRANK MEEK, BCE Exterior pest control: How landscaping can repel pestsRemove pests from your outdoor environment-not the elements that add beauty Read More »

Presbyterian Homes: Story of a Wellness Center

Presbyterian HomesStory of a Wellness CenterBY MURIEL BRUNGER, ADC, NHA, RHP; AND MONTE LEVINSON, MD, CMD   Since its inception in 1994, the Read More »

Today’s Healing Gardens: More Than Shrubs and Flowers

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NIC on Financing

Innovative models provide one answer for outdated nursing home stock T. Read More »

Managing Aging Fire-Alarm Systems

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Focus On…Laundry

An ergonomic look at facility laundry rooms: Kim Shady offers advice on creating a safe and employee-friendly laundry. Read More »

Liability Landscape

The case of the noncompliant resident. Read More »

Get ready for community-based long-term care

We all talk about community-based care, but then what? Read More »

Design Center

The Windsor of Lakewood RanchBRADENTON, FLORIDA   PROJECT SUMMARYType of Facility/Setting: Assisted Living Community Chief Read More »

Ah, the Bloom of Youth

Ah, the bloom of youth. I'm writing this in the midst of long-term care's "winter of discontent." Read More »

CNAs Are Speaking-But Are You Listening?

Ohio CNAs gather to learn, celebrate-and deliver a message to administrators. Read More »

Finding Your Post-Acute Care Niche

BY SHARON JARCHIN Finding your post-acute care nicheWhen traditional skilled care is no longer enough for market survival. Some facility success Read More »

Creating the Nursing Home of the Future

Interview with Michael Follett, Administrator, St. John's Lutheran Home, Billings, Montana Read More »