The Employee Free Choice Act: What nursing homes can do to keep unions at the door
May 01, 2009
It could just be a matter of time before the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as the card-check bill, passes through Congress. Even if it is enacted, there are steps that nursing homes can take to...
Special project brings children, nursing home residents together
By
Janet Listokin
Apr 13, 2009
Isabella Geriatric Center in New York City helps bridge the gap between children and nursing home residents with a special intergenerational program.
The challenges of hand hygiene in the long-term care setting
By
Jean Fleming
Mar 16, 2009
Maintaining good hand hygiene is key to prevent the spread of infections, but old habits are hard to break.
Healthcare reform unlikely to include long-term care
By
Steve Moses
Mar 11, 2009
Don’t be fooled. Long-term care will not be a part of healthcare reform. The reason is simple: The United States has already spent and pledged too much money as it is.
Tell me where it hurts: The costs, resolution and effect of pain on quality of life in long-term care
By
Susan Caccappolo
Feb 23, 2009
Resident pain is a widespread but often unrecognized problem in long-term care facilities. It’s time to empower staff to deal with it.
Tough economic environment? Yes. But not all is lost for CCRCs in 2009
By
Michael Sandnes
Feb 02, 2009
It’s not an ideal operating climate for continuing care retirement communities. For those entities hurting financially, an effective management consultant advisory firm can help put the companies...
Change initiatives involve people
By
Jonathan Gilbert
Jan 20, 2009
President Barack Obama is entering the Oval Office on the platform of change. Change is a desirable, if not always easy, state for organizations of all sizes. It means growth. And it can also mean anxiety...
The boomers are coming! The boomers are coming!
By
Chip Zimmer
Jan 13, 2009
A tidal wave of older adults is about to hit long-term care–and these seniors are not about to sit idly in rocking chairs.
A five-star travesty of justice, poorly implemented
Dec 18, 2008
In rolling out its new five-star rating system for nursing homes, CMS has, once again, shown its inability to execute a good idea.
It’s time to reinvest in people
By
Larry Minnix
Nov 04, 2008
The next president of the United States should work toward shifting resources to the needs of everyday people—and away from wars and banks.