Profile: Earning his chops — Larry Slatky, board chairman, ACHCA
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 11, 2007
There is no question Larry Slatky is a driven man. How else can one explain a lower-middle class kid from the Bronx becoming New York’s youngest licensed nursing home administrator in 1971, and then...
New challenges, opportunities for long-term care pharmacies
By
Susan Janeczko
Feb 23, 2011
Some 59% of community pharmacies provide critical long-term care services to patients and 100% of them face unprecedented challenges as 2011 gets into full swing.
Profile — Turnaround specialist
By
John Andrews
Oct 16, 2006
Doug Pace, executive director, National Commission for Quality LTC, has a very important deadline, and if he doesn’t make it, he will lose his job.
Changing the conversation: How Americans talk, think and feel about aging
By
Bruce Chernof, M.D.
Jun 01, 2011
In my 25 years as a physician, I’ve never heard anyone describe themselves as a “functionally impaired patient with chronic multiple conditions,” a “long-term care recipient”...
Home care versus nursing home care: Who decides?
By
Jeff Petty
Jun 02, 2009
It’s easy for people to say, “I want home- and community-based services.” But there are certain things to consider, such as who’s picking up the tab.
Hitting his stride
By
Julie Williamson
Nov 01, 2008
Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform
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...
Opinion — Having My Say: There’s no place like home?
Sep 10, 2007
The buzz in aging services for years has all been about home- and community-based services.
The design dilemma
By
Julie Williamson
Jan 03, 2011
As facilities consider whether to go hospitality or homelike, many are doing a little bit of both. The effect can be comfortable spaces with a touch of luxury
Profile — Doubting Thomas: William H. Thomas, M.D., founder and president, The Eden Alternative
By
Julie Williamson
May 12, 2006
William Thomas may pride himself on living a simple life and promoting a more simplified approach to eldercare. But make no mistake — he’s one complex character.