September 2019

Infection is a significant problem for many long-term care facilities. Exposure to pathogens such as C. diff., MRSA, influenza and others can be life-threatening for seniors whose immune systems may be...

Angela Jalloh, the director of nursing at The Admiral in Chicago, IL, is always striving to learn more.

Members of a church in Illinois spent five days recently slinging burgers, flipping flapjacks and cranking out fried potatoes under the hot summer sun, but they won’t be keeping a dime of the proceeds.

The average professional spends 28% of the work day reading and answering email, according to a McKinsey analysis. That amounts to 2.6 hours spent and 120 messages received per day for the average full-time...

In less than 30 days, the long-term care industry will open for business under the most fundamental change to nursing home reimbursement since the prospective payment system was introduced 20-plus years...

Every nursing home administrator probably has a favorite story of a resident whose state of health and happiness was transformed by experiencing the unconditional love of an animal. It’s universal, like...

While many sectors of the nation debate whether, and how, they could ever raise entry level wages to $15 per hour, it’s a non-factor for nursing home operator Illuminate HC. Why aim so low, its leaders...

Many things make long-term care unique. For one, you’d be hard pressed to find a sector where angels and devils intermingle so regularly. The angels in our midst are easy to spot, as their effervescence...

UTAH — Furniture, diapers, a barn door, landscaping materials and flowers for his wife were among the items former nursing home administrator Timothy Scott Claybaugh spent money on over the past two...