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Considerations when buying clothes for residents
Last week, when my best friend Beth visited, we checked out a local thrift shop…
Medication reconciliation at nursing home admission
As patients move from one point of care to another, medications that travel with the…
Medicaid on spin cycle
When the federal government’s temporary Medicaid spending increase under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act…
ABC’s of fire extinguisher use in healthcare
You’ve worked near one your entire career, and it is, right now, likely within 75…
Infection control in long-term care
Infections have proven to be one of long-term care’s most troubling problems; a significant source…
Falls and the fear of falling in the elderly
On a beautiful spring day about a week ago, I was walking back to the…
So OSHA is at your door—now what?
Well, your day got off on the wrong foot. Now that the compliance officer from…
Create a ‘thriving workforce’ through empowerment
In the January/February edition of the Harvard Business Review, business professors Gretchen Spreitzer and Christine…
Disaster planning workshop a long-term care success
More than 250 people attended the California Association of Health Facilities’ (CAHF) “Really Ready Long-Term…
Geriatric ERs: A growing trend sparks interest, debate
At New York City’s Mount Sinai Hospital, elderly patients arriving at the emergency room now have the…
One-on-one with Loren B. Shook
Loren Shook is no stranger to the LTC community. The president and CEO of Silverado…
Can this resident ever move closer to home?
On a motorcycle trip through Ohio more than two years ago, a crash left John…