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A great deal of attention is paid to the clinical aspects of treating residents in the waning days of their lives. But the physical space they occupy can be just as important. Here's how some of the leading experts think your facility can effectively design and furnish its space to best provide top-flight hospice care.

The financial headlines show the ugly economic data pouring in like a fast flowing river. First-quarter GDP numbers exhibited a measly 1.8% increase and second-quarter estimates weren't much better.

Demands and expectations in the health information field are booming. Interoperability is the buzzword when discussing information technology for long-term care. This article offers expert advice on how providers can achieve this state, and how they can learn whether they're truly getting what they're told they'll be receiving.

Creative approaches to memory care and residential design make GreenRidge at Buckner Villas a community to watch

Many times, providers become solely focused on becoming approved for a loan. But then they often neglect to concentrate enough on what to do once they get the go-ahead. This special article gives expert advice for providers on how they should act to keep the process on track once their loan has been approved.

This Green House care model uses leading technology to make a nursing home truly a home away from home, for residents, families

Nursing home incorporates elements of Asian culture into the design of its remodeling efforts to make it feel more like home

Asking for a loan obviously is easier when one has an unblemished record. But what about the provider that has, for one reason or another, lost some of its leverage? There are still possibilities for how such a provider can successfully receive assistance, as these long-term care financing experts explain.