Edgewood Summit builds a new memory care addition in order to fully round out its healthcare mission for West Virginia residents.
A ‘repurposing’ focus
By
John Andrews
Mar 06, 2015
Renovating a 20-year-old facility in West Texas takes more than fresh paint and new furnishings — it’s a transformation into a modern center
Rehab settings in flux
By
John Andrews
Aug 01, 2014
Providers are establishing therapy rooted in person-centered care, including activities that help cognitive functioning, balance, memory and awareness
Big data headaches
By
John Andrews
Apr 01, 2014
A tsunami of information has skilled nursing facilities searching for ways to shore up against the deluge that could wash over the long-term care industry
Feature: Prescribing Unity
By
John Andrews
Feb 01, 2014
Assembling a well-coordinated medication management team requires solid communication, collaboration and convergence of clinical professionals
Proper protection
By
John Andrews
Dec 01, 2013
Long-term care operators need to ensure that their lifeblood — data —is adequately guarded in the case of natural disaster, power outage or cyber attack
Germs put on notice
By
John Andrews
Dec 02, 2012
As the threat of infectious diseases continues to permeate the long-term care environment, facilities need to use the best tools and resources at their disposal.
Talking up speech language pathology
By
John Andrews
Feb 01, 2012
Despite low profiles, speech professionals have assumed expanded roles and are making increasingly critical contributions to rehab regimens.
Rehab: The new math of LTC
By
John Andrews
Apr 01, 2011
Rehab patients are arriving in sicker condition than before, and post-acute providers are carefully calculating whether to pursue them as residents
New short-cycle law: Is it worth the pain?
By
John Andrews
Feb 01, 2011
Long-term care pharmacists will have to adjust to shorter dispensation cycles