A ban on certain expanded polystyrene (EPS) in New York City is going to make an impact on senior living facilities, and may set a precedent.
A tisket, a tasket … No LPNs in the RN basket
By
Steven Littlehale
Jul 20, 2015
Reporting direct care hours is nothing new, but the Affordable Care Act takes it to the next level with mandatory quarterly electronic submission of staffing and census data. This focus on staffing ratios...
What boomers want
By
Ben Mandelbaum
Jul 17, 2015
More seniors are making a move into long-term care as a lifestyle choice, thereby taking advantage of the array of products and services available for seniors at virtually every physical state, from the...
Trainor appointed executive director of John Knox
Jul 16, 2015
John Knox Village, a CRCC in Florida, has hired Joe Trainor as executive director through Riverwood Retirement Management Inc.
Cole hired as VP of marketing at nora
Jul 16, 2015
Tim Cole has been selected to fill the position of vice president of marketing at nora systems, Inc., a manufacturer of commercial floor coverings.
John Driscoll named AlixaRX president and CEO
Jul 14, 2015
AlixaRx has promoted John Driscoll, who will be its next chief executive officer and president.
Ventola promoted to Senior VP at Maxwell
Jul 14, 2015
Gary Ventola has been promoted to senior vice president of administration of Maxwell Group Inc., a retirement management group based in Charlotte, NC.
Government scrutiny with physician contracts
By
Nick Merkin
Jul 10, 2015
The government is increasing its scrutiny of skilled nursing facilities that might be tempted to offer a physician a role as a Utilization Review Physician or Physician Medical Director as an inducement...
This is what your employees want
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 08, 2015
What persists and cannot fade, despite the best erasure efforts of days on a cross-country train, weeks of total detachment from the Internet and phone signals, AND 65 miles of arduous backpacking in mountains...
Lessons from Yolanda
By
Gary Tetz
Jul 02, 2015
Long-term care has far too many professionals with a depth and range of skill and training that the public almost never gets to see.