Operators might be forgiven for feeling a bit more tense and morose than usual in these trying days. But believe it or not, there are also pockets of joy to savor.
LeadingAge gets a 911 call
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 24, 2012
You could soak up plenty of what you’d want to hear at a conference Monday at the LeadingAge PEAK Leadership Summit: discussions ranging from leadership and policy to payments.
Executive Decisions with Raymond J. Lewis
By
Haymarket Media
Feb 11, 2004
Market conditions could spur mergers and acquisitions in the nursing home sector this year, according to Raymond J. Lewis, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Ventas Healthcare Properties....
See the pressure you are up against
By
Kristen Thurman
Aug 05, 2013
At least one pressure ulcer develops in more than 20% of long-term care residents who have lived in long-term care facilities for at least two years. Most pressure ulcers are considered a preventable event,...
Three new managers at Waveny LifeCare Network
Mar 13, 2018
An aging services provider based in New Canaan, CT — has welcomed three new managers to its leadership team in 2018.
Time to invade China? That’s a question more long-term care operators are beginning to ask
By
John O'Connor
Sep 09, 2013
The United States is certainly struggling with its long-term care challenges. But compared to many parts of the world, we’re practically amateurs.
When the patient plot thickens
By
Renee Kinder
Apr 13, 2017
We had a plan. We should have known better.
A band for every nursing home
By
Mary Gustafson
Jul 19, 2012
Nursing home residents — especially long-term residents — deserve to have the best entertainment that money can buy. Gary Gamponia, the director of the Los Angeles-based Pay It Forward jazz band, has...
Long-term care’s resistance movement
By
John O'Connor
Aug 09, 2021
The federal government is urging providers to get staff vaccinated against COVID-19. The major trade groups in this field are doing the same.
Helping the holiday blues
Dec 27, 2013
December is a festive time of the year for most Americans. Holiday parties are in full swing and families unite for food, presents and companionship. Unfortunately, not everyone is in a celebratory mood...