Facility management

Preventing Mold and Water Infiltration During and After Construction

PREVENTING MOLD AND WATER INFILTRATION DURING AND AFTER CONSTRUCTIONEarly planning can head off problems down the road BY DAVID J. PFEFFER, ESQ. Mold Read More »

Community-Wide Emergency Planning Involving Long-Term Care

BY MARIANNA KERN GRACHEK, MSN, CNHA, FACHCA Community-wide emergency planning involving long-term careThe Joint Commission approach to enhancing Read More »

Plans and Considerations for Closing a Nursing Home

BY JEROME T. LEVY   Plans and considerations for closing a nursing homeWhen thinking about the unthinkable becomes a viable option Read More »

Healthcare for Your Facilities

BY DAVID S. OSBORN, JD   Healthcare for your facilitiesDeveloping and maintaining a care plan for your facilities and equipment is Read More »

A Guide for Managing the “Second-Tier” Nursing Home

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When the Weather Outside Is Frightful, It’s Rodent Season

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Cleanliness Is Next to Deficiency-Free

BY JUDY GROSS, RN-C, CDONA/LTC, RAC-C Cleanliness is next to deficiency-freeThis former DON recommends giving your housekeeping practices a thorough Read More »

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 »

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 »

Customer Dissatisfaction: Eight Sure Ways to Enrage Residents and Families

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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 »

Protecting Quality Assurance Documents From Discovery

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When Residents Abuse Employees

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Focus On…Transportation

focuson TransportationWhat to consider when buying a busShane Terblanche writes that insisting on certain specifications can enhance residents' use Read More »

Liability Landscape

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Liability Landscape

LIABILITY landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNDealing with depression It is estimated that of the 32 million people age 65 and older, 5 million suffer from Read More »

Reaching and Teaching Families by Phone

BY CRAIG LUND Reaching and teaching families by phoneKeeping lines of communication open is improved with a new take on existing technology  Today, Read More »

Focus On…Laundry

focuson LaundryDesigning your laundry room for maximum efficiencyKim Shady tells how the benefits of a well-designed on-premise laundry operation Read More »

More Than Surviving: Keys to Thriving as an Administrator

BY JENNIFER MCCARTHY, PHD, MPH More than surviving: Keys to thriving as an administratorWhy do administrators like their work? A scientific Read More »

Building Professionalism and Customer Service

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Avoid Overpaying Nursing Home Property Taxes

BY WILLIAM B. ARDERN II Avoid overpaying nursing home property taxesA primer on the pitfalls leading to unnecessary overhead Annual property taxes Read More »

Are Your Products Environment-Responsible?

Are your products environment-responsible?An interview with Arthur Weissman, PhD, President and CEO, Green Seal, Inc.  In recent years, environmental Read More »

Thinking About the Unthinkable: Staff Sexual Abuse of Residents

BY DOUGLAS J. EDWARDS, ASSISTANT EDITOR Thinking about the unthinkable: Staff sexual abuse of residentsAlthough few staff members ever cross the Read More »

Renovation on a Budget

"Cinderella" comes to life at South Haven Healthcare Centre BY KATHY KRUEGER   Renovation is becoming an increasingly urgent issue for our aging Read More »

Liability Landscape

LIABILITY landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNKeeping residents safe while on the go When you think of resident deaths and injuries associated with nursing Read More »

Act as Though Your Customer Is Right

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Quality Close-Up: Stories From Three Administrators

Quality close-upSTORIES FROM THREE ADMINISTRATORSBASED ON INTERVIEWS BY RICHARD L. PECK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, JASON STAHL, ASSOCIATE EDITOR; AND TODD Read More »

Liability Landscape

LIABILITY landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNHandling constipation and fecal impaction As staff at most nursing facilities are aware, the occurrence of a Read More »

Spring-Cleaning: Keep Pests Where They Belong

BY FRANK MEEK, BCE Spring-cleaning: Keep pests where they belongThe first in a set of seasonal guides to pest management*  Spring is in the air. As Read More »

On the Town

BY JILL SMOLLER On the townRewarding-and maintaining-a top-quality staff  On a lovely May morning in 2004, a limousine rolled to a stop and we all Read More »