Housekeeping departments are often taken for granted, but their work can have far-reaching effects on LTC facilities and residents
This is a man on a mission: William L. Minnix, Jr., D.Min., President and CEO, AAHSA
By
John O'Connor
Jan 10, 2005
When you talk to some of the people who know Larry Minnix, it’s not long before you hear the following refrain: he was born to lead AAHSA.
LTC pharmacists make case to remove barriers for more home- and community-based services
By
Adam Healy
Jul 25, 2023
it’s time to allow long-term care pharmacists to do more in non-institutional settings, say the authors of a study underwritten by a pharmacy coalition.
Morning blood draws: No longer required?
By
Gary Milburn, Ph.D.
with William DePond, M.D.
Jan 30, 2013
There is mounting evidence that blood does not need to be drawn prior to eating! Such medical conclusions may change the early morning paradigm and how patients are managed.
A bump in the road: senior housing operators watch the auto industry with interest
By
Julie Williamson
Nov 01, 2009
Despite recent turmoil in the automotive industry, senior care operators can rest assured that vehicle supply is still robust and that needed parts will be available
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.
No need for injury
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Sep 01, 2014
Due to dynamic factors in moving residents, facilities must invest wisely in lifts, slings and batteries to make sure workers stay safe while performing transfers
Taming the MDS
By
Julie Williamson
Sep 01, 2013
Providers will be greeted at the end of the month by more important tweaks and changes to multiple parts of the Minimum Data Set resident assessment tool.
Federal Trade Commission must protect short-staffed providers from price gouging: AHCA
By
Danielle Brown
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 22, 2021
The nation’s largest nursing home association this week added its voice to calls for federal intervention in alleged price gouging by direct care staffing agencies amid labor shortages exacerbated by...
‘Reverse the narrative’ on bad staff to improve nursing home accountability
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 15, 2021
Healthcare leaders and policymakers must “reverse the narrative” around incompetent or neglectful nursing home staff and work collaboratively to ensure care teams meet regulatory requirements, according...