Profile: Randie Duretz is an LTC ‘Energizer Bunny’
Randie Dale Duretz was named after a race horse, and by all accounts her parents must have been prescient.
Print Issue: December 2018
A Day in the Life: Facility a regular ‘animal house’
One Louisiana nursing home has become a regular animal house, though it’s not populated by frat boys or sorority sisters.
Post-acute providers discovering ways to bring better data to partnerships
The skilled nursing side of the post-acute care industry has worked hard in recent years to shed its outlier image among other sectors of healthcare. Under the evolving landscape of reform, it’s beginning to be recognized as a necessary partner in collaborative efforts to improve patient care.
Latest infection control battle puts mobile tech in the crosshairs
Computer tablets can carry entertainment to residents, helping them create connections with their caregivers and the world around them.
Things I Think: Fall leads to a rebirth
For many of us, the transition from spring to fall brings melancholy and thinly-veiled fear — in life and in long-term care.
Editor’s Desk: Minnix book inspires with successful aging stories
Larry Minnix has always been one of the best writers around. And he’s not even a writer by trade, we professionals have always lamented with respect and jealousy.
Hooray! More red tape!
Remember all the noise we heard about the government’s commitment to trimming regulatory excess?
Design Decisions: Coral Harbor reinvents itself to fit the landscape of the Jersey Shore
Residents at Coral Harbor Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Neptune City, NJ, don’t have to plan a vacation to the famed Jersey Shore — they already live there.
How to do it… Choosing long-life furnishings
Experts offer steps that staff and residents can take to slow down the degradation and extend the lifespan of chairs, tables and other furnishings commonly found in eldercare settings.
Alexa on its way to Asbury Communities
Asbury Group Integrated Technologies has partnered with Sodexo, Connected Living and Amazon to pilot the Smart Living program at Asbury Communities, a system of not-for-profit continuing care retirement communities based in Maryland.
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