February 2011 - Posts

Say 'Thank You' to Administrators
February 25, 2011 12:24 PM by Elizabeth Rosto Sitko

The American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) is sponsoring National Long Term Care Administrator's Week March 14 to 18. Start planning now for something special you can do for your administrator to thank him or her for all the hard work Read More...

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Love at Any Age
February 14, 2011 8:28 AM by Elizabeth Rosto Sitko

It's never to late to find love, as several senior residents of Brookdale Senior Living have discovered. This Valentine's Day Brookdale is sharing some of its residents' best love stories. The newest (and oldest) wedded couple at Brookdale met at The Read More...

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Attracting Nurses to Long-Term Care
February 10, 2011 10:33 AM by Elizabeth Rosto Sitko

Recruiting and retaining the best nurses to work in long-term care is a top priority for all providers, and the National Gerontological Nursing Assocation is aligned to help facilities with that mission. NGNA President Susan Carlson, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, Read More...

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Guest Blog: Aging in Place Moving from Reactive to Proactive
February 2, 2011 5:08 PM by Elizabeth Rosto Sitko

The following is a guest blog from Anthony Cirillo : In a recent commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine , Cleveland Clinic physician Steven Landers noted that care models that bring high-quality care to the home via computer or mobile device Read More...

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