Skilled nursing facilities are expected to have missed their overall goal of reducing off-label use of antipsychotics by 15% for 2012, but they should continue to push for reductions, provider leaders...
Profile: Tom Coble
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 04, 2015
At the end of February 1993, Tom Coble was working on offshore natural gas delivery in the Gulf of Mexico. By March 1, he was sitting behind a desk at a nursing home.
The secret to success sits in dining services
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 09, 2014
By the end of the day Tuesday, after a week full of educational sessions, it took a lot to break through the clutter in my brain. That moment happened when Kyle Henderson made a slightly throw-away comment...
Valuing bilingual workers
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 08, 2013
We know that speaking two languages has positive effects, ranging from an ability to switch between tasks to cognitive quickness in older adults.
Sister-to-sister: A long-term care triple-play
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 16, 2012
One can meet a lot of interesting people at the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living convention. It’s rare that you find yourself, however, doing a triple take when...