My first couple of years here I did not really feel much like celebrating Thanksgiving. My sister and her family came to the Family Thanksgiving Read More »
In part one of the family council posts, Karlin Mbah of Friends and Relatives of the Institutionalized Aged (FRIA) discusses the role of the family Read More »
I just stumbled upon a Dallas News article that states that the largest percentage increase in Internet use since 2005 has been in the 70-to-75 age Read More »
This past Thursday this facility held its annual Family Thanksgiving Dinner. Every year the staff puts themselves out to prepare and serve a great Read More »
If I told an orthopedist he or she should adopt the cause of fall prevention, they might twitch, raise an eyebrow, and say I am crazy. Likewise, the Read More »
Wanting the best situation for a loved one drives seniors housing prospects to seek referrals—and there’s no quicker way to source referrals and Read More »
One might argue that creating stand alone memory care facilities or “homes” should be the gold standard for operations and design. These would be Read More »
Minnix discusses CLASS Act Larry Minnix, president and CEO of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA), speaks to Read More »
As residents with cognitive impairment—and their wandering behavior—become more prevalent in the long-term care setting, worried families and Read More »
Usually once during the fall/winter season the facility is invaded by flu. In order to contain the infection, activities are canceled and no meals Read More »
This week at the AAHSA Annual Meeting & Expo in Chicago, I had the eye-opening pleasure of touring the 2,600-square-foot AAHSA ‘Idea House,’ where Read More »
Larry Minnix, president and CEO of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA), speaks to Maureen Hrehocik, editor of Read More »
A reader asks, “Is there a correlation between nursing staff length of service and resident longevity? Our 180-bed sister skilled nursing and Read More »
A senator tells a lobbyist that she will not change her stance on legislation that could adversely affect seniors. She then finds out the impact Read More »
This facility began to use shower aides again the beginning of November. We have two shower aides on our unit and each aide works three 12-hour Read More »
“News is news, but what do you do about it?” Turn to LTL for depth, analysis, perspective. Erickson Retirement Communities, a Maryland-based Read More »
At a glance… Isabella Geriatric Center, New York, has found that by stating its values, involving everyone in the process, and tackling issues that Read More »
Passenger Vans Commercial passenger and ADA-compliant, wheelchair-lift-equipped vans and buses are Mobility Transportation Services' only business. Read More »
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law a measure that works toward creating transparency in the ownership and management Read More »
I arrived here with just the clothes on my back. Two days later, a former caregiver brought me some personal care items and clothing. Her visit was Read More »
At a glance… Bob Gatty highlights two reports on the state of quality in long-term care. Industry lobbyists, intent on blocking proposed Medicare Read More »
If I can just find the right external device I know I can change the person's internal motivation to move, I just know it!” It seems obvious, even Read More »
At a glance… Technology now holds promise for compliance with some of the new CMS interpretive guidance (effective June 12, 2009), for several of Read More »
BLOG Something good about nursing homes Gary M. Riffe, administrator of Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Center in Jamestown, North Dakota, tells LTL Blogger Read More »
