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Overtime, inadequate training linked to CNA injury rates, study finds
Do assistive devices, training, work environment and personal attributes alleviate injuries for nursing home aides? A new study…
News Read MoreAssisted living occupancy resumes recovery
Occupancy in assisted living properties resumed its recovery in 1Q12 after remaining essentially flat in the previous three…
Projects Read MoreSmall design projects, big impact on culture change
The culture change movement is driving design and operations of our environments for aging. Evolving trends and demographic…
Trends Read MoreSenior housing boot camp: Repositioning a tired community
There may be a dearth of new senior housing development and construction in these still fragile economic times, but…
Projects Read MoreNursing home staffing levels tied to increased death rates in good economies
The relationship between unemployment and mortality rates is direct--and counter-intuitive. Research findings more than 10 years ago documented that nursing home…
News Read MoreHHS names its first Health Care Innovation Award winners
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced the first 26 organizations to receive Health Care Innovation…
News Read MoreNursing home operator bilks system while residents starve
Despite receiving $32.9 million in Medicare/Medicaid payments for resident care between 2004 and 2007, George Dalyn Houser ‘s…
News Read MoreWhat is your mission?
If you were to guess what motivates employees in top-ranked companies, what would you say? What would you…
Projects Read MoreStudy: Lifelong depression may increase risk of vascular dementia; late-life depression may signal Alzheimer’s
Depressive symptoms that occur in both midlife and late-life are associated with an increased risk of developing vascular…
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