Vecchietti hired at Lancaster Pollard
Lisa Vecchietti was recently hired as a vice president at Lancaster Pollard in the affordable housing group. She will be responsible for clients in Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico and Arkansas, and will be...
When numbers are drawn out by healthcare auditors and red flags wave
The takeaway in a story last week about extrapolation and Medicare overpayments is, natch, how meticulous providers should be when filing claims — and to understand how individual claim problems can...
Cooperating for a common goal
The purpose and mission of Senior Outreach Services has evolved slightly over the years, but its main objective is to encourage senior care professionals to work together for the greater good of the community...
Felgar is new president of Pennrose Management Co.
Lee John Felgar will begin as the new president of Pennrose Management Company, the subsidiary of Pennrose Properties, LLC, on Feb. 24.
From hospital to nursing home: lapses in care exposed
For the long-term care operator who still thinks rehospitalizations are really just a worry for hospitals, it’s time to think again. Researchers are narrowing in on why nursing homes don’t...
Resilient design: Building long-term care facilities
Resiliency demonstrates the ability to recover or adapt to change — to withstand external influence and become healthy again after disaster strikes. A community’s ability to be resilient is both...
It was 55 degrees in Sochi while we were expecting Snowmageddon
This one is subtitled “Nursing facility personnel are essential and other things the world wasn’t anticipating.” Yes, while the temperature unexpectedly rose in Sochi, Russia, making...
Forget Paris, give me the crossword: What makes residents happy?
Which would make you happier: walking onto your porch on a sunny morning or taking snapshots from the top of the Eiffel Tower? How about: having a long, fun conversation with your child or going to a Bob...
Attracting new residents
Despite the rapidly growing elderly population, senior living communities sometimes have empty apartments and the worry is that prospective residents will look askance at a facility having more than a...
Food for the aging soul
Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s requires ingenuity in the kitchen.
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