Thanks to favorable market conditions, the time is ripe for smaller long-term care operators to invest in their businesses.
Stark wants major change to healthcare plan
By
Liza Berger
Jan 09, 2007
Sweeping changes to the House’s healthcare agenda could be in store if the new House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee chairman has his way.
Profile: Organization man — Andy Stern, SEIU President
By
Liza Berger
Jan 09, 2007
Don’t call Andy Stern a “union boss.”
“That’s a name from the past,” says the most well-known labor leader in the United States. He is speaking from the Washington headquarters...
Interiors Feature: Dignified design
By
Liza Berger
Jan 09, 2007
Long-term care furnishings are interiors are better suited
for residents’ aging bodies, senses and desire for privacy.
Study details system flaws
By
Liza Berger
Dec 06, 2006
Policy makers should look to six areas to reform the long-term care system, according to a new report from the Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research at Brown University.
Information Technology feature – Code warriors
By
Liza Berger
Dec 06, 2006
A new pilot project hopes to crack the language code of long-term care pharmacy. But the challenge is daunting.
Wandering Care Feature — Exit strategy
By
Liza Berger
Nov 08, 2006
As providers begin to change their perception of elopement, technology is leading to more resident-centered monitoring.
Napping may lead to falls in older women, study reveals
By
Liza Berger
Oct 16, 2006
Older women who nap may be more likely to fall, according to a study in the August issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
News Analysis — Providers get tough on turnover
By
Liza Berger
Oct 16, 2006
Grant program explores workplace practices to improve retention among frontline staff.
Transportation feature — Going places
By
Liza Berger
Oct 16, 2006
Transportation often is an overlooked area of operations. But investing in the right vehicles makes good business sense.