Safety comes first: keeping residents safe with bathing and lift equipment upkeep
By
Julie Williamson
May 01, 2010
Preventive maintenance is often overlooked, but performing it is essential to keeping a facility’s bathing and lift equipment in good working condition…
A growing challenge
By
Daniel McCann
Jun 01, 2012
Time has taught therapists much about helping bariatric patients. Special routines, equipment and care strategies have evolved to improve care.
No regret shopping
By
Julie Williamson
Sep 01, 2011
Time, research spent exploring options will pay off in bathing unit and lift buys
Losing steam
By
John Andrews
Feb 06, 2008
The eldercare real estate market may no longer be red-hot, but it is largely insulated from the residential sector collapse.
Evaluating good drugs
By
John Hall
Feb 04, 2016
The long-term care profession wrestles with medication management challenges, including opioid abuse, polypharmacy and overdosing
Is it ever too homey?
By
John Hall
Jul 09, 2018
Stakeholders observe necessities, limits of ‘home-like’ design movement
Antipsyched-out?
By
Julie Williamson
Oct 01, 2012
Amid the hubbub about alleged abuse and questionable deployment, experts remind that a multi-step approach can curb antipsychotic drug use
Feature: Built for success
By
John Hall
Nov 05, 2016
The effectiveness of long-term care operations depends on obtaining capital
for physical features as much as the staff members who work in them
Tasteful twists
By
Julie Williamson
Jan 01, 2009
The layout and design of dining areas in long-term care facilities are key to keeping residents and families coming back for seconds
McKnight’s Roundtable: Taking stock of a field at the crossroads
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2011
A robust panel sizes up challenges and opportunities — and how best to meet them