The layout and design of dining areas in long-term care facilities are key to keeping residents and families coming back for seconds
Keeping record
By
John Andrews
Jan 01, 2009
It might be hard to believe, but it was five years ago when President Bush declared his support for an electronic health records initiative by creating the Office of the National Coordinator for Health...
Nurses: Take your shot
Jan 01, 2009
It’s been said, “nurses are the heartbeat of the healthcare system.” Without them, the system could not survive.
Star ratings? Give ’em two big thumbs down
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 01, 2009
For a while, it appeared the feds had pulled it off: Nobody was going to be watching the right hand while the left hand fiddled away.
Each year’s a new start
By
John O'Connor
Jan 01, 2009
We can find many reasons to rejoice in a new year’s arrival.
Better, bigger and faster
By
Brett Bakshis
Jan 01, 2009
An Ohio assisted living and skilled nursing facility uses clever design and construction techniques to more rapidly build its community
Rough economy hits Erickson
By
Liza Berger
Jan 09, 2009
Well, it seems we are in a financial crisis. I know I’m in the news business and should be up on these things. You might agree, though, that economic trends are hard to grasp unless you’ve felt them...
A five-star travesty of justice, poorly implemented
Dec 18, 2008
In rolling out its new five-star rating system for nursing homes, CMS has, once again, shown its inability to execute a good idea.
Lessons learned
By
Julie Williamson
Dec 01, 2008
After an especially virulent flu season last year, providers are planning to be wiser about preventing outbreaks in 2009.
Thanksgiving turkey troubles
By
Liza Berger
Nov 25, 2008
Phew! You can rest easy. Your Thanksgiving dinners should not kill you, or your residents. That, at least, is what the nonprofit American Council on Science and Health says in a press release titled “Holiday...