A vendor’s point of view
When I recently went to a nursing home as a visitor, watching a well-choreographed “team” working together gave me a much different appreciation for the long-term care facility and the people...
When I recently went to a nursing home as a visitor, watching a well-choreographed “team” working together gave me a much different appreciation for the long-term care facility and the people...
A provider conference session this week was called “Using War Games to Cope in Uncertain Times.” Its subtitle could have been “Act Like a Long-Term Care Organization, Think Like a Hospital.”
Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Work on letting go. Bereavement is natural, but we can find concrete ways to help ourselves and those around us.
Even after a few weeks, it still seems like a bad joke. Maybe something pulled from the front page of The Onion, the satirical newspaper that has been lampooning revered subjects for years.
Whether you choose to market through direct-mailings, pamphlets in doctors’ offices, online advertising, magazine or television placements, a flash-in-the-pan approach to marketing and selling your...
Here’s a conundrum: The rate of post-traumatic stress among Vietnam veterans has climbed from already high levels in recent years, with the 9/11 attacks and the Iraq War serving as triggers. This...
The University of Nottingham recently published research that identified a stress hormone that is produced during moderate exercise that may protect the brain from memory changes related to dementia and...
In a nutshell, troubled long-term care operators seem to be encountering this scenario with managed care companies: initial romance, followed by heightened accountability and reduced payments.
Offering multiple types of care, and other benefits are only the beginning of offerings that senior living owner/operators will offer their customer base in the future. Geriatric counseling and moving...
Alzheimer’s disease is very good at taking. It takes away memories. It takes away personalities. It can be argued that Alzheimer’s essentially takes away a person’s essence. And as almost...