Keeping construction projects on time and under budget
By
Quintin Harris and Kyal Klawitter
Sep 24, 2013
Now that the economy is recovering, albeit more slowly than desired, senior living providers are once again considering shelved capital projects. With rapidly changing medical technology, the oncoming...
Transitions of Care, Part II: So you know they’re eventually gonna have to leave … right?
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 27, 2011
OK, I’m not talking about your kids, because we all know they NEVER leave, and if they do, they keep coming back like boomerangs. I’m talking about your residents. Let’s face it, one...
Moving nursing homes forward: The future is now
By
Michael Wasserman
Oct 26, 2020
On March 11, I wrote about the COVID-19 storm rapidly approaching our nursing homes, and particularly the risk of nursing home staff transmitting the virus to residents. On March 15, I pointed out the...
Leadership in the face of F.E.A.R
By
Martie Moore
Mar 22, 2020
When fear takes over our ability as leaders, our minds go into overdrive and what is not truth, becomes truth.
The HERO project for Alzheimer’s
By
Deborah Shouse
Oct 31, 2013
As my mother drifted deeper into dementia, her friends started drifting away from her. Her grandchildren felt awkward around her and I sometimes didn’t know how to interact with her.
Turning on the lights for nursing home residents
By
Eric Smith
Aug 19, 2009
Many nursing home residents have difficulty switching on their over-the-bed lights. I have developed a solution that works–and I want to tell you more about it.
Essential analytics for thriving in LTC
By
Rob Price
Jul 14, 2017
Healthcare has a reputation of being notoriously slow to adopt technology that other industries have long since made part of everyday life and analytics is no exception.
Duct tape solves long-term care crisis
By
Gary Tetz
Mar 23, 2017
“Astonished” doesn’t even begin to cover the feeling. “Disappointed” is also woefully inadequate. To describe a recent, very public, wardrobe humiliation that occurred in...
Upcoming quality initiatives
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Mar 01, 2016
More quality initiatives are on the horizon for many providers, and they address a wide array of necessary topics. Here are a couple of experts’ insights.
Artificial Intelligence and neural networks, beyond your average key word reader
By
Renee Kinder
May 20, 2021
Mother’s Day in our household always arrives with excessive amounts of artwork, clay creations and the legendary “Top 10 Reasons Why I Love My Mom” letters. The sentences are always nicely structured...