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Developing a framework for Resident Safety Risk Assessment
Resident safety issues in LTC facilities—skilled nursing, assisted living and dementia/Alzheimer’s care facilities—have increasingly attracted attention from practitioners,…
Trends March 5Are Wii ready for the baby boomers?
Activities directors are facing the biggest challenge of their careers—accommodating the influx of multitudes of baby boomers into…
Projects March 5ALFA partners with global insurance broker Willis
The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) announced Monday it has entered a partnership with global insurance broker…
News March 5When residents move out, who fills their place?
Last Monday, three residents who have been here longer than me were scheduled to move to another nursing…
Projects March 5New Hampshire first state to get Medicaid funds to keep people out of SNFs
New Hampshire will be the first state in the country to receive new Medicaid grant dollars—$26.5 million over…
News March 2EFA Review: A 15-year retrospective
Over the past 15 years, DESIGN/EFA has chronicled the evolution of senior living design. From eliminating central nursing…
Trends March 2National Quality Forum President Corrigan to step down
Janet Corrigan, president and CEO of the National Quality Forum (NQF), has submitted her resignation to become effective…
News March 1How interior design affects resident behavior
For three years, Mrs. Jones* stayed in her room and rarely ventured into the halls. A cognitively impaired…
Trends March 1When resident aggression turns physical
It’s the violence in nursing homes story that receives far less press: Residents striking out at staff members…
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