Month: October 2006

Not-for-Profit Report

BY MICHAEL PELTIER, ASSISTANT EDITOR Serving an ace with restorative volleyball  When residents at Sunnyside Nursing Home in Sarasota, Florida, Read More »

The White House Conference on Aging: A positive view

The report issued this September was born of a conference of controversy. Here's one professional's perspective on what it means. Read More »

Beware of the Deficit Reduction Act

BY JENNIFER B. CONA, ESQ.  Beware of the Deficit Reduction ActA law seeking to reform long-term care financing can pose problems. Facilities should Read More »

Hearing Loss: Perceptions and Solutions

BY AMANDA D. NICHOLS  Hearing Loss: Perceptions and SolutionsHearing loss can be dealt with effectively to improve a resident's quality of life Read More »

Tracking Your ‘Inbound’

Tracking your 'inbound'Supply chain visibility yields savings, says one of the nation's leading shipping companies   For years, the Read More »

A Model of Multifacility Management

BY KEVIN R. McMAHON  A model of multifacility managementA grateful administrator describes the business approaches that allowed a facility in Read More »

Liability Landscape

LIABILITY landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNThe seriousness of head injuries  Falls are the leading cause of head injuries among the elderly. One of the Read More »

A Vision of Love

I have a friend, who happens to be a girl. So yes, she's a friend-girl, but it's not what you think Read More »

Keeping an Ethical Perspective on End-of-Life Issues

BY BRIAN GARAVAGLIA, PHD  Keeping an ethical perspective on end-of-life issuesCaregivers can't necessarily look to paperwork for answers for Read More »

Design Center

Sunrise of Connecticut AvenueWASHINGTON, D.C. PROJECT SUMMARYType of Facility/Setting: Assisted LivingOwner: Sunrise Senior Living, (703) Read More »

Focus On…Transportation

Is there a new bus (or van) in your facility's future? An interview with transportation expert Halsey King  Read More »

The New Look in Senior Living: Two Approaches Toward Social Interaction

The new look in senior living:Two approaches toward social interactionBased on interviews with Dan Rosenthal, Principal and Director of the Senior Read More »

Blowing in the wind

When we children of the '60s heard Bob Dylan croaking that "the answer is blowin' in the wind" Read More »