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.
Who is accountable in Accountable Care Organizations?
By
Alieta Eck, MD
Feb 08, 2011
Part of the scheme of ObamaCare is to set up Accountable Care Organizations. As is typical of all “innovative” government programs, they might seem good on paper but are really nothing new...
Matching demand to needs will bring LTC facility success
By
Brian S. Beckwith
Aug 31, 2010
Long-term-care facilities are one of the few economic bright spots for real estate investors. The fundamentals of the long-term care market — including the growing population of elderly people, a broader...
What nursing homes can learn from a ‘troubling’ court decision on sexual consent
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 18, 2018
Navigating the nuances of nursing home resident sexual encounters has to be an extremely difficult proposition for administrators, and things just got a little thornier after a recent court ruling. The...
How to become a champion of technology
By
Lola Rain
Aug 13, 2014
Organizations that focus on innovation shared insight on how to evaluate, implement and measure the success of technology. And to help you in your efforts, they highlighted areas to be cautious.
Transitions of Care, Part II: So you know they’re eventually gonna have to leave … right?
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 27, 2011
OK, I’m not talking about your kids, because we all know they NEVER leave, and if they do, they keep coming back like boomerangs. I’m talking about your residents. Let’s face it, one...
Every day is an opportunity to forge relationships
By
Chad Elberson
Feb 08, 2010
Strong relationships are the backbone of the culture change movement.
The federal government should invest more in home care
By
Diane Walker
Feb 22, 2010
The Obama administration is taking the right step in investing in programs to support family caregivers. It needs to do more.
Prosecuting substandard care with the False Claims Act
By
Mark S. Armstrong
Oct 14, 2009
Increasingly, states are using the False Claims Act to target cases of inadequate care at nursing homes.
Census data reveal a new, masculine trend in eldercare
By
Nina Dunn
Aug 08, 2011
It is a well-known fact that our nation is aging rapidly. However, a recently released census brief, “Age and Sex Composition: 2010,” revealed remarkable findings. The study found that in the...