Richmond, Va.-A new survey shows Americans seeking affordable long-term care options will find the Midwest offers the most choices at the lowest
Read More » New technologies to document care at the point of care (POC) and to query results and schedules without leaving the resident's side to use a
Read More » Baltimore, Md.-Federal survey and certification regulations going into unprecedented detail and depth on resident quality of life will go into
Read More » Editor's Note:This month we begin a new monthly feature, “On the Money.” Every month we'll introduce you to colleagues who are saving their
Read More » Technology's perennial dilemma: How to stay upgraded without wasting money? Here's how long-term care providers are addressing the challenge and
Read More » While giving her own team of therapists high marks for patient care, Kathy Russell also credits the whole team at Pine Run, Doylestown,
Read More » Designer, speak for yourself For many years Long-Term Living (formerly Nursing Homes/Long Term Care Management), through its annual DESIGN
Read More » Senior Seating American of Martinsville has expanded its senior seating line to incorporate more transitional seating for greater appeal to the
Read More » Long-Term Living, via our Web site (https://www.iadvanceseniorcare.com) asked readers to nominate and then choose the architects and interior designers who
Read More » Our regional ombudsman asked if we would circulate a petition here which favors an increase in the personal expense monthly allocation that SSI
Read More » I’ve been giving this a lot of thought, and I’ve decided that the key to being a successful quarterback in the NFL is the ability to quickly and
Read More » Editor’s note: With staffing levels, training, and retention one of the greatest day-to-day challenges for long-term care providers,
Read More » There is a general assumption that the more work you put into your career, the more opportunities you will have for advancement. That is unless you
Read More » What are your thoughts about the Employee Free Choice Act and its union card check provisions? Comments: - What "free choice"?
Read More » The Washington Post has published a couple of articles within the last few days shining a spotlight on the obvious influence that HIMSS exercised in
Read More » I have been contemplating my treatment options since I saw a local oncologist last week. Even though this is a recurrence, seeing an oncologist is
Read More » I remember a television advertisement not too long ago for an Alzheimer’s drug that has a middle-aged woman narrating about her fear that she would
Read More » A bill in the Tennessee Legislature would create a new 'medication aide' position in nursing homes. The bill would allow medication aides to
Read More » After presenting her 10-hour course for 43 ACHCA members on appropriately utilizing MDS 2.0, Leah Klusch, RN, BSN, FACHCA, nationally known
Read More » Now in her third year as ACHCA President/CEO, Marianna Kern Grachek perceives a brightening mood in the organization, with revitalized grass roots
Read More » I confess that I’m coming down with a serious case of Meaningful Use Fatigue. Since the ARRA included that phrase as a condition for receiving EMR
Read More » The bitter fight over the Employee Free Choice Act and its controversial union card check provision may be coming to a head soon, but with
Read More » Long-term care still isn’t on the table for healthcare reform, even though Washington has riveted more attention on reform since the Clinton
Read More » My first experience at a rehabilitation facility in the 70s surprised me because others and I were able to get therapy for long periods of time. Some
Read More » Hello everyone in senior housing land, this is the first blog I have ever participated in and I hope to hear from many of my colleagues, competitors,
Read More » While we can debate the 'fairness' in the lack of mandatory liability insurance for nursing homes when it comes to residents, I want to focus on a
Read More » Will the Eastern world meet the Western world when it comes to Senior Living? It seems that while the East is looking to the West to develop best
Read More » It has been a year since I have gone on an activities outing. Since I get to go out on my own, I feel residents who do not should go with activities.
Read More » The best humor here usually comes from night shift. Several days ago a night shift aide came in to tell me that a new male resident was surprised
Read More » Lists? I see lists all the time—top 10s, top 3s and what have you. But one crossed my desk recently that really got my attention: the AARP list of
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