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Spots on my nails
Last week my caregiver/driver shortened my nails and applied nail hardener. She said two fingernails…
Washington budget fight has LTC industry fretting over more cuts
So now the fiscal cliff battle is behind us, but the nation is heading to…
The ups and downs of vertical transport
According to a news report, an 87-year-old resident of a Canadian LTC facility became stuck…
Script changes for the LTC pharmacy
Some long-term care facilities have access to any drug needed, 24/7. Tablets, IV bags, inhalers—all…
How to be productive at work post-holidays
OK, admit it: coming back to work in January is hard. It just might be…
Houston leads markets in assisted living construction activity
As of the fourth quarter of 2012, units under construction in assisted living properties equated…
Beware of portable electric space heaters in LTC
While prohibited in smoke compartments where residents are present in skilled nursing facilities, portable electric…
Caught in the middle of conversations
Many times in my more than 16 years of living in nursing homes I have…
3 ways to measure marketing tactic effectiveness
With the exit of the holidays and the dropping of the Times Square ball, it’s…
A dogged advocate for the national Alzheimer’s plan
Studies and plans related to public initiatives often suffer from a shortage of concrete solutions…
Beyond fall prevention: Solving the hip fracture crisis
With around 300,000 hip fractures anticipated to occur this year in the United States alone—the…
Why EHRs matter to LTC’s future
Hospitals began adopting electronic health records (EHRs) more than 15 years ago, using them to…