“The Happiest Place On Earth” is a title self-awarded and held by Disneyland. With pictures of smiling faces of all ages circulating through ads and social media, it is not hard to see why people...
When understaffing becomes rationing
By
Lance Youles
Apr 22, 2016
No factor has a greater impact on the quality of a nursing home resident’s care and life than staffing levels, whether their outcomes are measured by moments in time (i.e., incidents & condition...
Nursing home closures: Tough love and recovery
By
Irving Stackpole
May 15, 2019
It’s time for some “tough love” about nursing home closures.
Making resident-centered care a priority
By
Sharon Belovarac, Jana Scavona and Steven Walkingstick
Sep 02, 2015
When Asbury Communities Inc., began its journey with Planetree it was not without a few questions. In our healthcare centers, where this culture-change journey would have its greatest presence, we wondered...
A new age for long-term care pharmacies
By
Jason Spears
Oct 04, 2010
“Seven-day-or-less” dispensing requirements have resulted in new long-term care medication distribution models.
Bed-rail entrapments still a serious problem
By
William A. Hyman
Jul 24, 2008
Nursing homes need to act now to remove dangerous bed-rail systems. Here’s why.