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We Still Have A long Way To Go
November 19, 2008 1:24 PM by Brian Garavaglia
With all the changes that nursing homes have undergone during the last 20 years, we still have a considerable way to go. Even with nursing home reform that started slightly over 20 years ago, especially the movement to make the nursing home environment Read More...
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The Social and Economic Impact of Census and Resident Mix in Long-term Care
January 30, 2008 4:01 PM by Brian Garavaglia
The long-term care landscape has changed and will continue to change. One of the greatest changes that have been found in long-term care is in census, or the residents that are found in long-term care, often referred to as resident mix. As census has Read More...
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Hot Button Topic: Is the Type of Nursing Home Ownership Important?
January 22, 2008 10:27 AM by Brian Garavaglia
A recent September 2007 New York Times article entitled, At Many Homes, More Profit and Less Nursing , discussed the issue of profit and ownership, especially by private equity firms. This article especially was quite critical of many companies that reduce Read More...
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Root Cause Analysis—Starting Out With A Problem, Part I
December 11, 2007 4:26 PM by Brian Garavaglia
Nursing care facilities are faced with a myriad of problems daily. In addition, solving problems in nursing care facilities is often far from simple solutions. However, those that work in long-term care administration have often heard of the phrase-looking Read More...
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