January 2009 30 1 Issue of McKnight's Long Term Care News

January 2009 30 1 Issue of McKnight's Long Term Care News

Features

Keeping record

It might be hard to believe, but it was five years ago when President Bush declared his support for an electronic health records initiative by ...
 

Tasteful twists

The layout and design of dining areas in long-term care facilities are key to keeping residents and families coming back for seconds
 

News

Workforce bill gives providers new boost

The nursing home community last month applauded Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI) for introducing a bill to expand ...
 

MedPAC to providers: Rates fine as they are

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) apparently believes that inflation does not exist for long-term care providers. At press time, the organization was about to ...
 

Kohl's bill aims to bolster flagging caregiver workforce

Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI) last month took a swipe at the workforce shortage with new legislation that would provide funding for more educational and training ...
 

Leading by example

Focus on the resident

Palm Garden in Ocala, FL, is a 180-bed skilled "living" facility where residents are known as "community members," and the focus is on wellness, not ...
 

Having my say

Nurses: Take your shot

It's been said, "nurses are the heartbeat of the healthcare system." Without them, the system could not survive.
 

60 Seconds with

60 Seconds with...

Dale E. Yeatts, Professor of Sociology, University of North Texas
 

Ask the care expert

Ask the care expert

Sherry Dornberger, RNC, CDONA, FACDPMA President, NADONA
 

Ask the treatment expert

Ask the treatment expert

Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC President, Wound Care Education Institute
 

Ask the nursing expert

Ask the nursing expert

Anne Marie Barnett, RN Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
 

Ask the payment expert

Ask the payment expert

Patricia Boyer, MSM, NHA, RN President, Boyer & Associates, LLC
 

Ask the legal expert

Ask the legal expert

John Durso, Esq. Ungaretti & Harris LLP
 

Design

Better, bigger and faster

An Ohio assisted living and skilled nursing facility uses clever design and construction techniques to more rapidly build its community
 

The big picture

Each year's a new start

We can find many reasons to rejoice in a new year's arrival.
 

Editor’s desk

Star ratings? Give 'em two big thumbs down

For a while, it appeared the feds had pulled it off: Nobody was going to be watching the right hand while the left hand fiddled ...
 

Profile

IT with a human touch

Majd Alwan, Director, Center for Aging Services Technologies
 
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