Here’s yet another story from the annals of preternaturally active older Americans: Bob Gralley, an 82-year-old resident of Oak Crest retirement community in Parkville, MD, recently completed the running...
National Nursing Home Week spoiler
By
Liza Berger
May 16, 2008
Saturday marks the conclusion of National Nursing Home Week – and providers might be breathing a sigh of relief that it is almost over. A week that is supposed to be celebratory was marred this year...
ManorCare panel: laudable gesture or lip service?
By
Liza Berger
May 13, 2008
Last Friday, I wrote about a new quality committee formed by HCR ManorCare. I immediately received some negative feedback about the company’s move. The Service Employees International Union was quick...
Cha-ching
By
Liza Berger
Apr 09, 2008
Long-term care residents soon may be in the money, and they can thank President Bush for it. In case you haven’t heard (or read the McKnight’s online story on April 8), those who receive Social Security,...
No kidding!
By
Liza Berger
Apr 01, 2008
Everyone likes a good April Fools’ joke, right? Well, here’s one that likely will give you a chuckle: Erickson Retirement Communities, which publishes a weekly corporate e-newsletter for its employees,...
Disgraced
By
Liza Berger
Mar 13, 2008
If you are a news junkie you likely are feeding your habit this week with the scandal surrounding former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer. Spitzer, most of the Western world likely knows, resigned Wednesday...
Gentleman farmer
By
Liza Berger
Mar 01, 2008
Charles Grassley, U.S. Senator
Computerized caregiving?
By
Liza Berger
Feb 29, 2008
One news item this week particularly piqued my interest – and apparently yours as well. A recent study found that a computerized canine from Sony known as AIBO (Artificial Intelligence RoBOt) was as...
War of the words
By
Liza Berger
Feb 20, 2008
The blockbuster piece of nursing home legislation introduced last week put the for-profit community on edge – and in a delicate position in terms of public relations. That was evident in a bit of a verbal...
Execs: Private equity views resident care as a priority
By
Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2007
Skilled nursing leaders defended their care practices in the wake of a New York Times story blasting private equity firms that have recently bought facilities.