Facility management

The “Smart Technology” Future Is Now

The 'Smart Technology' Future Is NowINTERVIEW WITH ERIC DISHMAN, INTEL CORPORATION Intel Corporation is known to most around the country as one of Read More »

Keeping Labor Loyal

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Riding Out the Rising Tide of Litigation

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Creating a Five-Star Dining Experience

BY THE STAFF OF GLEN COVE CENTER FOR NURSING AND REHABILITATION, GLEN COVE, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK Maybe it's the seductive aroma of a juicy steak, or Read More »

Documenting Quality Assurance

Documenting Quality AssuranceThose meeting minutes will improve your facility-and save it from survey griefBY LINDA O'BOYLE ZANESKI, NHA, MHA, BSN, Read More »

Surviving an Inspection

Surviving an InspectionThis experienced administrator offers survey-survival tips for his hard-pressed colleaguesBY STANLEY SPECTOR Like every Read More »

Maintaining Your Buses

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Training Staff in Resident Transfers

Training Staff in Resident TransfersThis facility's approach to transfer techniques yielded improved resident and staff safety-and lower costsBY ANDI Read More »

Computer Technology Update

New Rules for Your IT Vendor SearchBY MALCOLM H. MORRISON, PHD  Competition in the long-term care software market is beginning to have an impact on Read More »

Consultant Pharmacists: Saving Lives and Money

Consultant Pharmacists: Saving Lives and MoneyINTERVIEW WITH STEVE FELDMAN, RPH, FASCP Practicing senior care pharmacy is one of the most challenging Read More »

Bridging the Gap Between Families and Staff

BY SANDRA HOBAN, MANAGING EDITOR  It doesn't matter whether your facility is well operated, deficiency-free, state-of-the-art, and staffed by the Read More »

2002 Optima Award Entry: A Collaborative Approach to Facilty Reorganization

A 2002 OPTIMA AWARD ENTRY Sophisticated business concepts and no-nonsense application of them are upgrading this once-troubled facility Read More »

Avoiding the Pitfalls in Purchasing SNFs

Some daunting challenges for nursing homes have made this a buyer's market, but a poorly crafted purchase agreement can only add to the Read More »

Don’t Be Scared Off From Receivables-Based Financing

Recent negative headlines shouldn't deter you from using this valuable capitol reource BY KEITH D. REUBEN AND PATRICK L. COFFEY In the wake of Read More »

Eliminate Computer-Backup Disasters

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Immigration Strategies for Hiring Staff

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It Takes a Village to Retain Quality Nursing Staff

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Do Quality Measures Really Indentify Quality Care?

Do Quality Measures Really Identify Quality Care?Despite efforts to refine them, QMs still have their problemsBY STEVEN B. LITTLEHALE, MS, APRN, BC, Read More »

Ten Tips for Developing an RFP for Employee-Screening Services

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Don’t Close Your Eyes to Workplace Harassment

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Not Just an “Old Folks’ Home”

An interview with David Fridkin, FACHE, and Eulalia Awan, RNIllustration: "The Bus," by Frida Kahlo, 1929  Imagine finding yourself confined to a Read More »

Computer Technology Update

New IT Products to Enhance Resident Care and Well-BeingBY MALCOLM H. MORRISON, PHD While most of the nation's attention on medical errors has been Read More »

The Business Side of PACE, Part 2

The Business Side of PACE, Part 2How the actual experience of two PACE organizations is contributing to the development of new programsBY JADE GONG, Read More »

Workforce Solutions From Your Peers

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Why Residents Wander – and What You Can Do About It

Why Residents Wander - and What You Can Do About ItAN INTERVIEW WITH BETTYE ROSE CONNELL, PhD Few events stop long-term care staff and administrators Read More »

Growth Through Volunteering

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Understanding the Business Side of PACE, Part 1

Understanding the Business Side of PACE, Part 1The National PACE Association develops new Financial Planning Tools for would-be developersBY JADE Read More »

The Case of the Missing Medical Records

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Eleven Ways to Improve Collections in Long-Term Care

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Medication-Monitoring Lawsuit: Case Study and Lessons Learned

Medication-Monitoring Lawsuit: Case Study and Lessons LearnedAnother real-life case in nursing home litigationby Linda Williams, RN The lack of a Read More »