May 17, 2013 Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
news
Ignoring evacuation plans may become costly for Louisiana facilities that do not have adequate systems in place to move their residents out of harm's way.
May 7, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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The attendees at ALFA’s 2013 conference learn lessons about leadership (and Beethoven) from world-renowned orchestra conductor Benjamin Zander.
May 7, 2013 Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
news
Don’t take infection control lying down. The most effective risk management program can be undone by not taking a few simple precautions.
April 30, 2013 Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
news
Hospital pre-admission testing may help to deter the spread of healthcare-acquired infections by identifying carriers prior to admission, according to a new study.
April 29, 2013 Kathleen Mears
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Long-Term Living blogger Kathleen Mears provides a resident's perspective on the recent public firestorm over a nurse's refusal to perform CPR on a resident.
April 25, 2013 Jason E. Bring, Esq.
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Alleged poor quality charges are landing providers in the poorhouse. A look at cases based on poor quality of care and the subsequent verdicts handed down.
April 24, 2013 Julie Thompson
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Long-Term Living profiles Debra Doyle, COO of Erickson Living, on how her company has maintained—and grown—its census in these challenging times, including strategies in healthcare sales, information technology, operational programming and wellness services.
April 19, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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The editors of Healthcare Design and Long-Term Living collected the best thoughts, stats and take-home messages we heard in the session rooms, keynotes and hallways during EFA 2013.
April 19, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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Rain, rain, go away—Several nursing homes in the storm-drenched Midwest are forced to evacute this week.
April 18, 2013 Gina LaVecchia Ragone
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Congratulations to the second of our five 2013 Leaders of Tomorrow award winners: Roberto Muñiz, MPA, LNHA, FACHCA, president and CEO of The Francis E. Parker Memorial Home, Piscataway, N.J. Read how he turned adult day care service into a brand new business avenue.
April 18, 2013 Julie Thompson
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Congratulations to the first of our five 2013 Leaders of Tomorrow award winners: Barry Berman, CEO, Chelsea Jewish Foundation, Chelsea, Mass. Read how he adapted the Green House model to create the nation's first assisted living home designed especially for residents with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and multiple sclerosis (MS).
April 17, 2013 Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
news
The surge in the senior population has been predicted for years, and the market is already seeing shortages in caregivers. While most newly-65 people do not yet require long-term care, who will care for them when they do?
