Today more than ever, we hear about the importance of PROACTIVE approaches to prevent as many unfavorable events as possible. One of the key essential proactive approaches that we can implement is to PREPARE...
New Web site focuses on long-term care data
By
Denise Tyler
Dec 02, 2009
Information about the health and status of nursing home residents, facility characteristics and states’ long-term care policies is available on a new Web site from Brown University.
Big names, ideas mark AAHSA, AHCA conferences
By
Liza Berger
Oct 24, 2008
Now that the inbox is cleared, and the suitcase is (somewhat) unpacked, there’s time to reflect on the latest national nursing home conferences held by the American Association of Homes and Services...
Per-bed values fuel skilled nursing mystery
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 04, 2021
What’s happening in skilled nursing transactions lately has left deal brokers scratching their heads.
First impressions count: Making wise investments
By
Ross Skadsberg
Mar 04, 2015
The baby boomer generation has been a transforming force on all sorts of institutions throughout their lives, and now with 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 every day, they’re transforming the long-term...
Louisville leads the way in aging care innovation
By
Paul J. Diaz, Ralph G. Gronefeld Jr., Pat Mulloy, E. Joseph Steier III
Sep 10, 2012
We are at the forefront of how to grow long-term wellness and aging care services.
Want to live longer? Find your purpose
By
Melissa Powell
Apr 15, 2022
One of the most positive things older adults can do to find purpose in their lives — whether they live in the community or a nursing home — is to prioritize socialization.
Get on the bus. Workplace culture can drive success.
By
Leigh Ann Barney
Nov 26, 2019
As president of a certified Great Place to Work (and the No. 4 company on Fortune’s Best Workplaces for Aging Services in the Large Seniors Housing and Care category), I am often asked what is unique...
Thinking beyond the swallow
By
Renee Kinder
Jul 15, 2015
Meal times are well-defined, often highly structured and supervised intervals during the day in many skilled nursing facilities.
Acute care and PAC: A friendship long overdue
By
Steve Carr and Jeff Jacomowitz
May 17, 2017
Hospitals and health systems are increasingly shifting their focus to managing an episode of care.