Look to your leaders, not healthcare reform, to change long-term care
By
Anthony Cirillo
Sep 08, 2009
It takes enlightened leadership—people who recognize the value of their employees and empower them—to positively affect the culture of long-term care facilities.
Why federal funding for nursing-care information technology would be a good investment
By
Ken Terry
Mar 02, 2011
Long-term care is the stepchild of the healthcare industry. So it’s not surprising that none of the $27 billion extended by the federal government for health information technology is available to...
Three labor management practices to improve care, compliance and cost
By
Mark Woodka
Nov 22, 2010
Controlling labor costs in long-term care increasingly is important in this environment of tight reimbursements and challenging economic conditions.
Long-term care residents can benefit from the Internet, too
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Dec 17, 2008
The Internet can be a fun and therapeutic tool for long-term care residents. Among its uses: teaching residents about diagnoses, providing a social outlet, and serving as a resource for stimulating information.
Getting proactive on hospital readmissions
By
Ben Adkins
Oct 21, 2011
Long-term care providers have plenty at stake when it comes to the issue of hospital readmissions, and working to reduce them. As debt ceiling talks and federal budget woes raise the specter of additional...
Tough economic environment? Yes. But not all is lost for CCRCs in 2009
By
Michael Sandnes
Feb 02, 2009
It’s not an ideal operating climate for continuing care retirement communities. For those entities hurting financially, an effective management consultant advisory firm can help put the companies...
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.
Innovative marketing for the eldercare industry a growing necessity
By
Nina Dunn
Apr 19, 2011
To harness the potential of the burgeoning eldercare market, companies will need to move away from their traditional communications tactics and enter the new age of marketing. I am not necessarily talking...
Union avoidance – press the ‘Easy’ button
By
Tom Zigray
Mar 08, 2011
Unions now represent less than 7% of the private industry workforce in the United States. It is imperative that unions take immediate action to rebuild their membership. That is exactly what unions are...
Making the case for wireless long-term care facilities
By
Mark Jarman
Feb 15, 2011
Today, wireless technologies have become the standard life-safety monitoring solution for assisted living, skilled nursing and the full spectrum of continuing care retirement communities (CCRC). A new,...