Pandemic reveals opportunities to improve indoor environment for residents, staff, experts say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 20, 2022
Indoor air quality is one of the most significant factors in creating a healthy environment in senior living communities and skilled nursing facilities, according to panelists on a McKnight’s Online...
How to do it … Mitigating worker injuries
By
John Hall
Jul 09, 2018
Few things can cause a bigger setback in any long-term care facility than a workplace injury. Imbuing a safety mindset with each employee and constantly reinforcing safe practices can go far toward preventing...
David Grabowski: Getting Geeky with LTC
By
Marty Stempniak
Jun 08, 2018
David Grabowski Professor in Health Care Policy Harvard Medical School David Grabowski freely admits that he’s a “long-term care geek.” The professor of healthcare policy at Harvard Medical...
State News for October 2017
Oct 06, 2017
At least nine residents of a Florida nursing home died after their facility lost air conditioning following Hurricane Irma, authorities said in mid-September.
Parkinson’s, psychosis
By
Joseph H. Friedman, M.D.
Jan 01, 2015
The single most important precipitant for placement of Parkinson’s disease patients in a long-term care facility is psychiatric dysfunction, particularly psychosis.
Vaccination imperative: protecting residents from pneumococcal disease
Sep 01, 2010
It is incumbent upon facility administrators and others in supervisory positions to recognize the severity of pneumococcal disease and give serious thought to providing residents with optimal protection.
Don’t underestimate the importance of marketing
By
Pam Selker Rak
Jan 25, 2010
Just because times are tough does not mean long-term care organizations should skimp on marketing. It’s important to view marketing as a long-range investment and not as just another expense.
When music works magic
By
Barbara Jacobs
Jul 01, 2008
Dr. Oliver Sacks, Professor of Clinical Neurology and Psychiatry at Columbia University, in his current bestselling book, Musicophilia, writes about the amazing therapeutic effects of music on people with...
Profile — One cool customer: Sen. Herbert H. Kohl, Chairman, Senate Committee on Aging
By
James M. Berklan
May 09, 2007
Leaders of the Senate Special Committee on Aging have been known to bring havoc and pain to nursing home operators. They call hearings on touchy subjects, grandstand and seek their next rung on a career...
Profile: Having the REIT stuff — Debra Cafaro, CEO, Ventas Inc.
By
Julie Williamson
Jul 14, 2005
At a time when the healthcare real estate investment trust was on the brink of bankruptcy, leading many industry executives to contemplate their next career move, Debra Cafaro made a leap all right. She...