Business & Marketing Articles

Analytically Speaking: Time to look at data

January 03, 2012

Have you ever said, "I didn't see it coming" or felt you were "drowning in data"? Do you use data to validate your actions or define your future strategies? Whatever the case, welcome to "Analytically Speaking," a new column designed to tackle challenges through data-driven analysis.
 

Smart money: How to gauge success

December 01, 2011

President, Investment Advisory Group LLC
 

How to do it...Design

December 01, 2011

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.
 

Smart Money: Spooked by the news?

September 01, 2011

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.
 

How to do it: Information technology

September 01, 2011

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.
 

Design decisions: Building on higher ground

July 01, 2011

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

How to do it: Finance

May 02, 2011

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.
 

There's no place like home

February 01, 2011

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

Design Decisions: It's 'a culture of caring'

January 03, 2011

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

How to do it... Finance

January 03, 2011

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.