When it comes to monitoring residents and enabling calls for assistance, wireless systems have taken hold in the market.
Profile: Stephen L. Esdale – Perfect pitchman for LTC
By
Liza Berger
Sep 01, 2009
Stephen L. Esdale, Chairman ACHCA
Infection control feature: Taking control
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 09, 2005
Nursing homes face a multitude of infection control challenges, and the job isn’t going to get less complicated any time soon.
Profile — In his own words: Larry Lane, VP, Govt. Relations, Genesis HealthCare
By
John Andrews
Mar 11, 2006
Those who have spent an appreciable amount of time in long-term care probably have had occasion to speak with Larry Lane. And that means encountering Lane’s unique vocabulary.
She’s got your back: NADONA’s Shari Carson
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 09, 2023
Shari Carson is a veteran nurse leader known nationally and in her state as an educator and resource for post-acute care directors of nursing and nurse managers.
Rehydrating skilled nursing: American Senior Communities’ Jerald Cosey
By
Kimberly Hartley
Dec 05, 2022
Just as Jerald Cosey’s lengthy pharmaceutical sales career had reached a peak — leading a team of his choosing to sell a new Pfizer medication — he resigned. It was 2013 and the husband and father...
Lifetime Achievement Award winner Patricia Will answers important questions
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2022
2022 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Lifetime Achievement Award winner shares the words she lives by, the biggest surprise of her career, advice for people considering careers in long-term care,...
Experts say ‘systemic failure’ in emergency planning has crippled even compliant nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 07, 2022
Nursing homes must be better integrated into overall emergency response infrastructure and incorporate better leaders in disaster-response to head off future catastrophes, a new research paper argues.
Profile: Tom Coble
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 04, 2015
At the end of February 1993, Tom Coble was working on offshore natural gas delivery in the Gulf of Mexico. By March 1, he was sitting behind a desk at a nursing home.
Profile: Faith in nursing and family
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 01, 2014
As the youngest of four children in a small rural town in Minnesota, Neal Larson grew up in a tight-knit circle where hard work and putting family first were cherished values.