60 Seconds with … Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., CEO of AgeWave
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Haymarket Media
Feb 09, 2006
Q: How will boomers – 28% of the U.S. population – experience aging differently?
A: We (baby boomers) will find ourselves with more free time than we’ve had in our lives. The average...
Make it a clean sweep
By
John Hall
Aug 06, 2016
Laundry and housekeeping staff are key to survey success; they buff a provider’s record or can be the source of embarrassing, costly survey findings
State News
Oct 01, 2013
NEW JERSEY — A “bill of rights” for independent living residents of continuing care retirement communities hit the governor’s desk after passing out of the Senate in August. Sens. Robert...
MedPAC changing tune on hospital observation stays?
Mar 04, 2015
Long-term care providers’ hopes for eliminating hospital observation stays may be fading after some Medicare Payment Advisory Commission members said they were re-thinking their positions on changing...
Editor’s Desk: Staffing lawsuits in the West are ominous signs
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James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2010
Those rumblings you might have felt recently from the West Coast had nothing to do with earthquakes. They’re the stuff of potential nightmares if you’re a nursing home operator.
Augustana Care announces new partnership
Apr 01, 2014
Augustana Care has announced a partnership with Lifesprk to form an Augustana Care Connections pilot program. The program is a free service for people discharged from short-term rehabilitation to have...
Analytically Speaking: CMS Quality Measures for MDS 3.0
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Steven Littlehale
Feb 17, 2012
At first, the MDS 3.0 Quality Measures do not appear to be very different from those based on MDS 2.0. But “the devil is in the details” and nearly every measure that seems familiar is different...
Providers asked to pursue new quality initiative
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Haymarket Media
Oct 04, 2006
The government and several industry groups are asking nursing homes to voluntarily focus their efforts on three quality and performance measures.
Australian nursing homes unveil electronic underpants
Mar 29, 2010
Nursing homes in New South Wales, Australia, soon will have a new caregiving tool at their disposal for resident incontinence: electronic underpants.
How to do it… Streamlining bath time
By
John Hall
Sep 05, 2016
Bathing can present a host of challenges, unforeseen mishaps and incidents that can easily disrupt daily routines. But choosing the right tools, creating a calming environment, careful advance preparations,...