Three employees of the Penacook Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center were big winners in the grand prize drawing at the end of the fi rst year Read More »
Based in Evanston, Illinois, just north of Chicago, Mather LifeWays is a not-for-profit organization that enhances the lives of older adults by Read More »
I went through a set of whipsawing emotions recently. On September 20, I happily conferred the 2007 OPTIMA Award on Ballard Healthcare in Chicago. Read More »
Quality resident care that enriches quality of life and independence is the primary service of senior living communities. What most senior living Read More »
Long-range planning for an organization is never an easy task. It can be especially demanding when the organization has a historic track record of pioneering service. Read More »
Culture change” was not born, nor was it founded. Rather, it emerged out of the experiences of long-term care (LTC) devotees and enthusiasts. Read More »
Long-term care placement is probably one of the most difficult, heart-wrenching, but necessary decisions of a family's lifetime. The difficulty Read More »
How many times following the department of health survey have you sat down to write your facility's plan of correction and noticed yourself writing Read More »
The market for the seniors housing and care industry as a whole has been on an upswing for more than a year now. Data from the third quarter of 2006 Read More »
We help people” is the mantra of long-term care. Yet, for an industry dedicated to caring for others, how often do we turn the focus inward and Read More »
What does long-term care think ofitself?Nursing Homes/Long Term Care Management readers were asked to self-assess their industry onseveral countsA Read More »
'It's all about leadership...'Interview with Marianna Kern Grachek, President and CEO, American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) Read More »
The importance of properly negotiated hospice care contracts and high-quality hos-pice care services cannot be overstated. Hospice care services Read More »
What will your community look like five years hence? How about the environment in which it operates? Will financing systems be the same? Public and Read More »
In 2004, the United States spent 16% of its gross domestic product on healthcare, and total national health expenditures rose 7.9%—more than three Read More »
Nursing home leaders continue to be faced with growing challenges to provide good care for their residents, meet consumer demands, and remain Read More »
There is no question that the emerging assisted living industry needs to respond to the desires of healthier and wealthier baby boomers, who are Read More »
Healthcare professionals who are working to provide and improve care and services for older adults living in nursing facilities are abuzz with talk Read More »
I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More »
I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More »
WHY BUILDING SYSTEMS ENGINEERS ARE CRUCIAL TO THE DESIGN TEAMIt's sometimes easy to overlook how the "mechanicals" contribute to design success or Read More »
BY JOSHUA D. NATHAN Preparing for disastersWith key ingredients, the prescription is easy With a new hurricane season bearing down and memories of Read More »
