Design Decisions: Kendal on Hudson remakes itself to go beyond traditional classifications within the...
By
John Andrews
Jan 03, 2019
Skilled nursing and rehab are essential components of a continuing care retirement community, providing residents with the services they need while they age in place.
Study finds ‘rare’ instance when age helps wounds heal
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 02, 2018
A compound whose presence in the bloodstream decreases with age likely helps older people develop fewer scars. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine found that stromal...
National falls prevention day? That’s nonsense
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 02, 2018
If you’re fed up with the state of American politics — for whatever reason — you are far from alone. But all proper-thinking people can be proud of their elected Senators for at least one reason....
Financial literacy 101: Scoop deeply from this alphabet soup, lenders urge SNF operators
By
John Hall
Jan 03, 2019
Bankers say long-term care borrowers would do well to tend to their knowledge of financial fundamentals as much as they do the physical appearance of their landscapes and reception areas when it comes...
FutureCare Capital Region constructs a community with a ‘country’ setting in a major metro market
By
John Andrews
Nov 02, 2018
With the recent opening of a new $30 million rehabilitation and wellness center in Landover, MD, FutureCare Capital Region not only fills a huge need now, but is also designed to have staying power for...
Antibiotics under fire: Providers must master new methods to keep use down
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 02, 2018
Skilled nursing facilities must treat both pressure ulcers and surgical site wounds, and never has there been more focus on treating them successfully to minimize infection. The profession is also under...
How to do it… Succeeding with PDPM
By
John Hall
Oct 22, 2018
The new Patient-Driven Payment Model, which is scheduled to start next October, could revolutionize the way therapy services are provided and paid for. Stakeholders have voiced various concerns, a major...
State News: Media series zeroes in on alleged staffing problems as industry decries possible staffing...
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 02, 2018
KENTUCKY — Several state lawmakers have called for public hearings on nursing home staffing after an investigative series appeared in the Lexington Herald-Leader in late September lambasting the state’s...
How to do it… Choosing long-life furnishings
By
John Hall
Dec 05, 2018
Experts offer steps that staff and residents can take to slow down the degradation and extend the lifespan of chairs, tables and other furnishings commonly found in eldercare settings.
Potential residents will be plentiful for long-term operators in the very near future, but will service...
By
John Hall
Nov 02, 2018
Demographic analysis clearly shows long-term care will have a substantially larger number of potential residents within the next five to seven years. Some long-term care leaders have predicted as a matter...