How we create a homelike environment for rehab patients
By
Tina L. Kies
Mar 06, 2017
The staff at Shuksan provided opportunities for Arlene to feel in control, in a situation where self-reliance lacked.
Bay State prepares for more closures
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 20, 2018
The headline stopped me in my tracks: “Nursing home sector on verge of collapse.” It seemed a tad dire, even for an industry that seems to constantly predict disaster.
What’s a nursing home operator to do? Make adjustments!
By
John O'Connor
Mar 26, 2018
Operators who can make some adjustments and ride out the current regulatory and operating storm might not just survive, but thrive.
Developing a qualified nurse assistant workforce using technology
By
John Reinhart
Nov 28, 2017
As the population continues to age with an extended life expectancy, embracing innovative models ensures we all can experience both quality care and quality lives.
New IP video surveillance systems offer flexibility
By
Michael Chotiner
Jul 15, 2015
Video surveillance has long been a key component of security systems in long-term care facilities. Typically, security cameras are placed in:
Cameras in nursing homes? Better get used to them
By
John O'Connor
Apr 26, 2013
Street cameras played a major role in identifying the two brothers who allegedly bombed the Boston Marathon. In the wake of this helpful development, public support is growing for expanded use of cameras...
The truth behind long-term care insurance
By
Brendan Williams
Jul 06, 2018
For some, long-term care insurance has long been viewed, despite all evidence to the contrary, as a nostrum to fix what ails long-term care.
Nursing homes can’t catch a break in flu fight
By
Liza Berger
May 01, 2009
We should have known better. When the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention said that it was one of the mildest flu seasons in years, we should have been wary. We should have looked askance and commented...
Balancing growth and repositioning for long-term success
By
Amy Castleberry
Jul 10, 2013
Repositioning buildings and service lines is done on a regular basis at Lutheran Life, ahead of a crisis in census or in reaction to new competition that forces action that may not be well thought out....
Where did all the spoons go?
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Mar 06, 2018
As nurse leaders/managers, I believe we have to be smarter in what we decide to let go and shrug off, as we might wind up having to do those things ourselves too often.