When I was a student nurse, I had a professor who said, “You will never know what gem is before you, unless you are willing to open your eyes and your heart.” Being young and excited about...
EHOB introduces Position Perfect System
Jun 24, 2014
EHOB, Inc., has released the Position Perfect System, which includes two foam, non-skid wedges, the clinically proven WAFFLE Mattress Overlay, and the WAFFLE M.A.D. Hand Pump.
COMS receives award
Jun 24, 2014
COMS Interactive, LLC has received the 2014 Venture of the Year award from the Ohio Venture Association, a group in Northeast Ohio focused around innovation and growth capital.
CNL Lifestyle Properties acquires two WA facilities
Jun 24, 2014
Real estate investment trust CNL Lifestyle Properties has acquired two senior housing communities for about $12.5 million: South Pointe Assisted Living in Everett, WA, and La Conner Retirement Inn in La...
Leading from the heart
By
John P. Rauls
Jun 23, 2014
As a Methodist minister in the 1950s, my grandfather, along with my grandmother Rauls, set out on a mission to help retirees find housing plus healthcare under one roof. During that time period right in...
Forté Group, Inc., chooses Rex as art director
Jun 20, 2014
Erin Rex has been named senior art director at Forté Group, Inc., a brand, marketing, digital and public relations agency that exclusively serves the senior care and senior living industry. Her role will...
Hernandez named Devonshire director of facilities
Jun 20, 2014
Eddy Hernandez is the new director of facilities at Devonshire at PGA National, an Erickson Living retirement community in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. He will manage the overall general services division,...
Former caregivers sue CA facility for hour and wage violations
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Jun 20, 2014
Former caregivers filed a class action lawsuit against one of the nation’s largest provider of post-acute care services for alleged failure to pay minimum wage and overtime, among other claims.
Tai chi: a trend worth pursuing?
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Jun 19, 2014
I was recently watching one of the news channels and they talked about a study that was conducted that showed that men who performed tai chi exercises lived longer. While I’m not a male, sign me...
Is your facility at risk?
By
Shridhara Alva Karinka, Ph.D.
Jun 16, 2014
Glucose test strips in vials do pose a risk of contamination within healthcare facilities. Why assume this risk when it is unnecessary and potentially dangerous? As with all products used in a patient’s...