Edgewood Summit builds a new memory care addition in order to fully round out its healthcare mission for West Virginia residents.
Profile — Speaking up for LTC: Mary Ousley, President, Ousley & Associates
By
John Andrews
Sep 10, 2007
Combining passion for the industry with a talent for oratory, Mary Ousley has long been known as a seminal voice of long-term care.
Interoperability experts see bright future including LTC
By
John Andrews
Mar 01, 2014
In the 10 years since the Bush Administration launched its healthcare interoperability initiative by creating the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, a lot of progress has been made toward...
Design Decisions: The Pavilion at Queens
By
John Andrews
May 06, 2017
The Pavilion at Queens installs a unique rehab feature for post-surgical and stroke patients — an actual home to help them re-learn routines
Skin in the MDS game
By
John Andrews
Jul 06, 2015
Skin care and continence assessment are two of the most challenging sections of the Minimum Data Set. Here’s how to generate positive outcomes
Design Decisions: Atrium Post Acute Care
By
John Andrews
Jun 05, 2017
Converting a golf course property into a full-scale post-acute care
center fulfilled a need in the community while preserving area history.
The hospitality suite: Nursing homes adopt luxurious looks for short-stay patients
By
John Andrews
Jan 01, 2010
Luxury has become a defining characteristic of short-term stay units. Patients are looking for everything from flat screen TVs to recliners and sleepers
Furniture: Take stock of measurements
By
John Andrews
Jul 01, 2011
Providers must earnestly consider residents’ specific medical and physical needs before acquiring furnishings and other design elements or risk the consequences
Design Decisions: Focus on resident privacy
By
John Andrews
Sep 05, 2016
Sunny Hill Nursing Home responds to calls for more privacy with solo focus: renovation that affects the entire building
Upping the ante
By
John Andrews
Jun 08, 2018
Harbour’s Edge reinvests in property built in the 1980s to upgrade skilled nursing and rehabilitation segments.