Uniting aging in place and healthcare for older adults
By
Maureen Hewitt
May 31, 2016
A promising approach to the care of older adults brings together affordable housing — allowing older adults to age in place — and PACE healthcare services.
Veterans deserve more than lip service
By
John O'Connor
May 26, 2016
Memorial Day is Monday. At many senior living communities, ceremonies will be held to honor military members who are residents or who have died. At baseball games and other public gatherings, veterans...
Know your lifting and transfer options
By
Elizabeth McKinley
May 19, 2016
The beauty of a transfer device is that anyone can use one successfully. Here’s a review of the simplest devices to the more sophisticated ones.
New overtime rules not much to cheer about
By
John O'Connor
May 19, 2016
The new overtime mandates are going to be a bad deal, for everyone.
Presidential election outcome ‘undecipherable’
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 16, 2016
A taxi driver I met during the recent Argentum meeting in Denver polled riders and is ready to make a prediction about the presidential election. Former ABC White House correspondent Ann Compton, speaking...
How an LTC pharmacy can help your assisted living community
By
Rich Eakins
May 12, 2016
Assisted living communities can use a long-term care pharmacy’s unique skills and services to address billing and clinical support challenges.
Pursuing Culture Change 2.0
By
Randy Bloom, Ph.D.
May 02, 2016
Many companies launch culture-change efforts with top-down objectives and then attempt to measure results within a fixed, often unrealistic, timeframe. Tutera’s new initiative takes a different approach.
A dream comes true for some seniors
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 25, 2016
One nonprofit organization has found a moving way to pay tribute to the contributions of older adults.
Online collaboration tools offer many benefits
By
Ivan Seselj
Apr 21, 2016
Business process management software is changing the way knowledge is managed and shared in senior living communities.
The positive powers of play
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 18, 2016
One senior living community has found a new way to take advantage of the good weather while improving the physical and mental health of residents.