I have heard a lot about the PACE program, but it was not until I actually saw a site a couple weeks ago that I fully understood what this long-term care community program is all about.
The advantages of remote medication dispensing
By
Dave Doane
May 18, 2010
Medication dispensing technology has evolved in the long-term care pharmacy field. Remote dispensing is a new model that speeds up access to medications and allows nurses to spend more time with residents.
Safety comes first: keeping residents safe with bathing and lift equipment upkeep
By
Julie Williamson
May 01, 2010
Preventive maintenance is often overlooked, but performing it is essential to keeping a facility’s bathing and lift equipment in good working condition…
Keeping up appearances: Designers give a suburban Dallas nursing home a face lift
By
Brett Bakshis
May 01, 2010
Blending a newly acquired nursing facility into an upscale senior living community was a major challenge. Here’s how they did it…
What the long-term care world needs now
By
Dave Sedgwick
Apr 27, 2010
The time has come to decentralize long-term care organizations to attract more entrepreneurial, innovative and committed leaders.
RAC program fails to adequately reduce improper payments: GAO
Apr 05, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has fallen short in its efforts to prevent improper Medicare payments through the use of recovery audit contractors (RACs),a new Government Accountability Office...
The BIG Picture: a sense of entitlement
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2010
We’re so accustomed to deficit spending, the mounting numbers have essentially lost most of their shock value.
What’s in IT for you: Providers can see the benefit of healthcare technology investment
By
John Andrews
Apr 01, 2010
The potential for a tangible return on investment (ROI) is a compelling reason for long-term care providers to invest in electronic health record technology
Starting a new tradition: better quality of life through better quality of design
By
Brett Bakshis
Apr 01, 2010
A small not-for-profit facility in North Dakota undertakes a massive makeover in order to provide a better quality of life for its residents
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.