Rhode Island’s Linn Health & Rehabilitation will use $1 million grant to upgrade community, protect residents from COVID-19 spread.
The deep freeze
By
John Andrews
Feb 01, 2009
After a year in which economic conditions have shaken housing sectors to their roots, long-term care pundits continue searching for bright spots
Guardians of safety
By
John Andrews
Aug 01, 2013
Laundry and housekeeping personnel are on the front lines when it comes to safeguarding long-term care residents’ health, cleanliness and quality of life.
Border Patrol
By
John Andrews
Nov 01, 2007
New technology allows residents to roam freely but also helps to keep them safe and within proper boundaries
Dreaming of driftwood
By
John Andrews
Jun 07, 2019
In order to provide the comforting quality of nature for rehab patients and skilled nursing residents, Lee Health Gulf Coast Medical Center fashioned a revered local icon in the design of its new $18 million...
Contracting a matter of taste
By
John Andrews
Jul 15, 2004
Larry Harris overhauled his facility’s food service program after having an epiphany. The president of the Willowbrook Christian communities in central Ohio said all it took was a night out with...
All the right moves: adapting rehabilitation services to fit your residents’ needs
By
John Andrews
Apr 01, 2009
Therapy involves a range of new approaches—from the practice of tai chi to the use of medical technologies. Smart providers find the tools that work for them
Proper protection
By
John Andrews
Dec 01, 2013
Long-term care operators need to ensure that their lifeblood — data —is adequately guarded in the case of natural disaster, power outage or cyber attack
Design/furnishings feature — ‘Green’ acres?
By
John Andrews
Jul 06, 2007
As hospitals lead the way, the healthcare field is catching on to the benefits of building environmentally sound buildings.
Profile: Hometown roots — Marianna Grachek, President & CEO, ACHCA
By
John Andrews
Aug 07, 2006
For the past four years, Marianna Grachek has commuted between her home in southeastern Michigan to her job at the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations outside Chicago.