While fancier controls and advanced technology may have made washing and drying a bit easier in recent years, there has still been no rest for those who manage the laundry at nursing homes.
Sicker residents...
State News for February 2015
Feb 01, 2015
MASSACHUSETTS — Thanks in part to the Affordable Care Act, the concept of palliative care has become more prominent in the national conversation about the end of life. Now these conversations are mandated...
Enhancing well-being
By
G. Allen Power, M.D.
Sep 01, 2014
I set out to re-examine dementia from a different framework — one that takes us beyond “interventions” and “programs” to a proactive, strength-based approach.
Who is accountable in Accountable Care Organizations?
By
Alieta Eck, MD
Feb 08, 2011
Part of the scheme of ObamaCare is to set up Accountable Care Organizations. As is typical of all “innovative” government programs, they might seem good on paper but are really nothing new...
Curious by nature
By
Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2008
Dr. Neil Kurtz President, CEO Golden Living
State News for July 2018
By
Meredith Beirne
Jul 09, 2018
Kansas Now every state has devised a plan for Alzheimer’s Kansas became the 50th state to start establishing a plan to address the effects of Alzheimer’s on the more than 53,000 residents who...
How to do it… Wound Care
Jun 01, 2008
Because of an ongoing emphasis on pressure ulcer care and prevention, it is no wonder that nursing directors are looking for ways for their staff to become as sharp as possible when it comes to wound care....
Matching demand to needs will bring LTC facility success
By
Brian S. Beckwith
Aug 31, 2010
Long-term-care facilities are one of the few economic bright spots for real estate investors. The fundamentals of the long-term care market — including the growing population of elderly people, a broader...
Guidelines on Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Workers from the World Health Organization
May 07, 2009
Guidelines on Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Workers from the World Health Organization
Profile — Going the distance: Arnold Whitman, CEO, Formation Capital
By
Liza Berger
Jun 01, 2007
The Big Sur International Marathon is no jog in the park. The 26.2-mile course along the central California coast includes a fierce headwind, a two-mile climb up Hurricane Point, changing weather patterns...