Tag Archives for Assisted Living
The Beauty of Aging
As networking professionals in the health care and long term care industry, LTCAdministrator.com has also become a valuable resource for the aging population. We deal with various types of health care models including home health care, short-term rehabilitation, long term…
Tags: Aging, Assisted Living, health care, Home Care, Long Term Care, seniors, short term rehabilitation
Conditions at Assisted Living Communities and Nursing Homes
Finding a good health care facility to care for yourself or a loved one is a difficult challenge. Many facilities are understaffed and don’t have access to the right tools to effectively manage operations, thus having a negative impact on…
Tags: Assisted Living, health care facilities, nursing homes
Low Staffing Rates Increase Mortality Risk
Low staffing rates can be thorn in the side of facility administrators, but a new study shows that they may also be to blame for increased risk of death from norovirus (acute gastroenteritis) in nursing homes. A recent study looked…
Tags: Assisted Living, health care, health care facilities, Long Term Care, LTCAdministrator.com, Medical News, research
Turnover Remains High Among Assisted Living Workers
Mention turnover rates among employees of assisted living facilities, and the first assumption might be that those rates would be at the high end. That assumption proves to be true with a recent study conducted by the National Center for…
Tags: Assisted Living, Long Term Care, LTC Administrator, turnover
New Skin IQ™ Coverlet Helps Nursing Home Administrators Cut Costs
Directors of nursing homes are preparing for big decreases in Medicare reimbursements that begin October 1. Medicare rates will lessen by 11.1 percent, which is making nursing home operators and administrators look for every opportunity to cut costs to make…
Tags: Assisted Living, nursing facility, Nursing Home Administrators, nursing home facility, nursing homes, rehabilitative care, Skilled Nursing, Skin IQ, Vascular PRN
LTC Facility Remodel-Renovation Contest Finalist!
LTCAdministrator.com would like to congratulate one of our member Long Term Care Facilities, The Pratt Pavilion, for becoming a finalist in the common space category of Long-Term Living’s 2011 National Remodel/Renovation Competition. Contact us to find out how LTCAdministrator can…
Tags: Assisted Living, Common Space, hospice, Independent Living, Long Term Care Facilities, Long-Term Living, Remodel/Renovation Competition, SAGE, Skilled Nursing, The Pratt Pavilion