Families trust us to keep their loved ones safe and to provide top-quality care. Some days are more hectic than others, and on those chaotic days, the Real-Time Locating System helps us function efficiently...
Early intellectual stimulation may result in better cognition in older adults
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Jul 28, 2014
Life experiences with intellectual stimulation may have more impact than demographic influences on cognitive abilities in older adults, researchers find.
Avison Young negotiates sale of $14 million facility
Jul 15, 2014
Avison Young assisted American Senior Living LC with the sale of Sudley Manor House, a 78-bed assisted living and memory care unit located in Manassas, VA. American Senior Living is the original developer...
Don’t be so humble — it’s Canada D’eh!
By
Gary Tetz
Jul 03, 2014
Here’s what I’ve decided. Canada is the long-term care employee of the world.
Lost in a nursing home elevator — and lived to not talk about it
By
Gary Tetz
Jun 20, 2013
Here’s one that slipped through the cracks, and I’m beating myself up about it. How did I miss the McKnight’s story about Rosalie, the 87-year-old nursing home resident who was trapped...
Facility procedures tightened after resident returning went undiscovered in elevator for more than a...
Jan 04, 2013
Officials continued investigations into how an 87-year-old resident of a government-run Mississauga, Ontario, nursing home was unaccounted for and trapped in the elevator for more than 24 hours during...
U.S. healthcare system lags behind other industrial countries for quality, access and efficiency
Jun 24, 2010
The U.S. may have won the first round of the World Cup, but it has come up short in another international contest—Best Healthcare System, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund.