House bill resurrects end-of-life care planning measure
By
Liza Berger
Oct 30, 2009
You’ve got to admit that our federal congressmen have some moxie. This week they unveiled their long-awaited healthcare reform bill. Included in it not only is the touchy public option, but also...
Tips to market your skilled nursing home facility
By
Aubree Dugas
Jul 16, 2020
According to the AARP, 52% of people who reach the age of 65 will need some level of long-term care in their lifetime. Typically, the individual seeking out long-term care is a family member of the desired...
Green House Project hires McLaughlin as coach
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 19, 2021
Ann McLaughlin in November joined The Green House Project as a project coach. McLaughlin is a licensed nursing home administrator with a master’s degree in health care administration from the University...
Communicating with families while respecting resident privacy
By
Betty Norman
Oct 18, 2017
If staff members are not aware of the proper guidelines on what information can and cannot be shared, there could easily be a breach of that resident’s privacy.
Community engagement: Being a resource for all generations
By
C. Jill Hofer
Jan 27, 2016
Residents and associates alike enjoy working together and interacting with the Watermark Kids who visit to share their experience or perform for the community.
Immigration reform won’t solve long-term care’s fundamental staffing challenge
By
John O'Connor
Apr 05, 2013
Long-term care operators are understandably giddy about the sudden prospect of immigration reform. But they might want to curb their enthusiasm.
Preventing violence in long-term care
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
May 07, 2019
Instead of accepting aggressive behaviors as normal, facilities would be wise to approach then as anomalies that can and should be addressed.
A first for long-term care nurses: Documenting competencies
By
Charlotte Eliopoulos RN, MPH, PhD
Jan 04, 2011
With the clinical, managerial, and leadership challenges they face, long-term care nurses must demonstrate competencies that surpass their basic nursing education.
Two good prescriptions for long-term care pharmacies
By
Liza Berger
Oct 08, 2010
Long-term care pharmacies have generated some hot news lately.
Screening workers for criminal convictions
Apr 15, 2015
Advocates have proposed removing the requirement that applicants disclose their criminal conviction records on initial applications for employment (“banning the box”) in the hope that otherwise-qualified...