Month: September 2006

Steps Toward Recovering Late Payments

BY JAMES R. MALL, ESQ.  Steps toward recovering late paymentsWhat to do when private payers and their families don't pay their bills   A long-term Read More »

Preparing for a Flu Pandemic

BY KEVIN M. KAVANAUGH, MA, AND SUSAN DUDA-GARDINER, BSN, RN  Preparing for a flu pandemicEmergency planning is key to addressing this possible crisis Read More »

All the King’s Horses and All the King’s Men

Sometimes residents can't be helped no matter what you do. How to get that message across? Read More »

Focus On…Baths & Lifts

focuson Baths & LiftsThe miracle of lifting technologyRetired administrator Joe Jolliff continues to advocate for "no-lift" policies in nursing Read More »

Paul Willging Says…

PAUL WILLGINGsays... PACE can show us the way  Let's face it; we have a healthcare delivery and financing system for America's elderly that appears Read More »

Tying the Hardest Knot: Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Hospitality

Tying the Hardest Knot: Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Hospitalityby the staff of by the staff of Glen Cove Center for Nursing and Read More »

Upgrading Respiratory Services

Upgrading Respiratory Servicesby the staff of The Silvercrest Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Briarwood, New York   Mechanical ventilation Read More »

Creating “Choice” Environments

Creating 'Choice' Environmentsby the staff of Lancaster Health Group, Chicago, Illinois   One of the most difficult decisions family members must Read More »

University-Based Retirement Communities: Criteria for Success

BY ANDREW CARLE   University-based retirement communities: Criteria for successOne of the more recent innovations in senior housing, Read More »

Is Your Business Office at Risk for Fraud?

BY KYLIE WATERS WHIPPLE, CPA  Is your business office at risk for fraud?A business office can be a hotbed of opportunity for theft and Read More »

Our Cup Runneth Over

What are the odds? You send out a nationwide bulletin asking nursing homes... Read More »