Must-watch film shows ‘simple’ benefits of Green House care
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 16, 2014
A new long-term care documentary might eventually be called “the cattle prod” because it could be just the nudge needed to unify more communities to build a newer type of care home for the...
Critics agree: New book about long-term care is a must-read
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 14, 2014
Doctors have a lot to learn about long-term care.”Duh,” you say? Fair enough. But a newly published study and a just released book really drive the point home.
Nursing homes as human habitats
By
Jean Dobay, MSN, MBA, RN, NHA
Sep 09, 2013
Things were so much less complicated when I started into the nursing home business in 1973. My father, looking for a business venture, built a 19-bed nursing home on the family farm. My older brother was...
Now available: Robot for pet therapy
By
Liza Berger
Jun 24, 2010
He is a sweet furry creature named Paro, and, yes, he’s a robot. So what’s the problem?