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Design: Warm design a ‘Key’ feature
By
John Andrews
Mar 06, 2018
Skilled nursing with a ’boutique’ design style? A new continuing care retirement community believes this approach is long overdue.
Feeding assistants hired despite legal challenge
By
John Andrews
Jun 16, 2004
Skilled nursing providers continue to hire feeding assistants despite a pending investigation requested by two congressional leaders and a consumer advocacy group’s legal challenge.
New short-cycle law: Is it worth the pain?
By
John Andrews
Feb 01, 2011
Long-term care pharmacists will have to adjust to shorter dispensation cycles
An imperfect world calls for an increase in risk management
By
John Andrews
May 01, 2008
Falls and medication errors can lead to big problems. That is why providers need to be extra vigilant about prevention.
Pass the smell test
By
John Andrews
Aug 01, 2012
Many providers risk rejection by underinvesting in laundry or housekeeping units, putting their reputations in peril and driving away potential residents.
It’s good to be home: Choosing durable yet homelike furniture for smaller long-term care facilities
By
John Andrews
Jul 01, 2010
Smaller long-term care settings require certain types of furniture. While pieces should look more homelike, they also should be durable and made to last
Big data headaches
By
John Andrews
Apr 01, 2014
A tsunami of information has skilled nursing facilities searching for ways to shore up against the deluge that could wash over the long-term care industry
Catching bad bugs
By
John Andrews
Jun 01, 2013
New strains of drug-resistant pathogens are targets of more scrutiny among infection control professionals employed in long-term care environments.
HUD leads in lending
By
John Andrews
Oct 01, 2012
With rock-bottom interest rates and lines out the door, public finance agencies are still underwriting scores of transactions in the skilled nursing sector.