April 13, 2012 Kevin Kolus, Editor
As is the case normally in this space, current events coalesced today with an announcement from industry advocates—this time, the American Health Care Association (AHCA)—asking for reprieve.
March 30, 2012 Kevin Kolus, Editor
Yesterday’s article on the most exciting prospect in senior housing had been posted no longer than an hour before I started receiving emails and social media notifications from industry observers with stakes in China.
March 23, 2012 Kevin Kolus, Editor
A Long-Term Living webinar Thursday touched on how senior living communities can boost their presence in Google searches—and therefore attract more leads—by leveraging two powerful offerings from the search engine giant: Google Place pages and Google+.
March 8, 2012 Kevin Kolus, Editor
All of the policy in the world likely would not stop someone from going as heinously rogue as this nursing assistant. That type of behavior considers neither rules nor decorum and should be met with zero tolerance on the part of employers.
March 1, 2012 Kevin Kolus, Editor
A recent series of unfortunate headlines, throughout both the United States and abroad, has shown the painful, and even deadly, results of resident aggression manifested into physical form.
February 24, 2012 Kevin Kolus, Editor
Things are a bit different around here, and you may not have noticed. Long-Term Living is utilizing some new content delivery methods to bring our readers the freshest content they've ever had.
February 16, 2012 Kevin Kolus, Editor
One of the more exciting aspects of covering an industry so heavily affected by government policy is to observe how provider associations and advocates aggressively lobby for change. But how often do groups actually demand it?
January 30, 2012 Kevin Kolus, Editor
Gov. Quinn has boosted nursing home funding by millions of dollars to help carry out safety reforms passed in 2010. This is because the state won’t have to touch its own coffers to distribute the cash.
January 19, 2012 Kevin Kolus, Editor
As you will discover in your January 2012 issue of Long-Term Living, we are now hosting the American College of Health Care Administrators’ CE Pre-Test included in each issue exclusively online.
January 12, 2012 Kevin Kolus, Editor
I’m going to share with you a brief story about an incredible nursing home resident. You may know her well.