Leadership

Embracing the young blood in long-term care leadership

February 15, 2012     Craig T. Fukushima, NHA
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I believe those of us who have been around for years have an obligation to work with young professionals to ensure that our industry remains in good hands. What lasting mark will you leave on the young blood?

‘The apprentice’: Long-term care CEO edition

February 14, 2012     Daniel W. Farley, PhD, CNHA
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After 20 years of administration, you’re ready to pass the torch. Choosing a successor who’ll keep the organization on its path of success yet move it forward with creative thinking is not an easy task.

How to maximize reimbursement in turbulent times

February 9, 2012     Eli Pick, CNHA, CAS, FACHCA
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Skilled nursing facilities must smartly adapt to monumental changes in order to capture market share, maximize reimbursement based on meeting patient needs and accurately capture all funding.

PHI’s Dawson to step down; Sturgeon to take helm

February 3, 2012    
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Dawson, PHI’s founding president, will continue to serve on the PHI staff in a newly created position of “strategic advisor.”

Strive for perfection, settle for excellence

January 18, 2012     V. Tellis-Nayak, PhD
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The meek young girl greeted surveyors with a megawatt smile and proclaimed, “Chris took all of the residents camping. They’ll be back on Monday.”

Improving the image of LTC nursing

January 13, 2012     Diane Carter, RN, MSN, CS
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AANAC's Diane Carter asks: "Where can we as nurse leaders support LTC nursing while making it clear this is our profession of choice?" Her own answers may surprise.

Reflections on a life in long-term care

January 11, 2012     Eli Pick, CNHA, CAS, FACHCA
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Long-Term Living contributor Eli Pick’s account of a life in long-term care offers valuable insights and lessons learned from failures and successes along the way. "This was very difficult for me in the beginning," he writes.

LeadingAge announces new summit for executives

January 11, 2012    
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LeadingAge’s Future of Aging Services Conference and Leadership Summit have been combined to create the PEAK Leadership Summit.

Intergenerational relationships: The other is us

December 12, 2011     Judah L. Ronch, PhD
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First Year Seminar photos courtesy of UMBC New Media Studio At the LeadingAge conference in October, Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel spoke about

Foresight vs. hindsight: Interesting perspectives for those in senior living

November 9, 2011     Mitchell S. Elliott, AIA
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As an architect and designer, I am encouraged to gather input from clients as we begin the planning and design process. In the senior living world,

The bumpy journey to adopt HIT

November 8, 2011     Tiankai Wang, PhD
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Tiankai Wang, PhD Health information technology (HIT) is not a new concept to the long-term care industry. Since the late 1990s, HIT functions

A family in crisis needs compassion, direction and resources

October 31, 2011     Patricia Sheehan, Editor-in-Chief
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I was witness yesterday to the turmoil, frustration and confusion that countless families experience when faced with the crisis of an elder parent’s
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