September 2007 28 9 Issue of McKnight's Long Term Care News
News
Salaries increase for DONs, administrators
Good nursing leaders are a hot commodity - at least if the most recently compiled salary findings are to be believed.
Prosecutor also 'on trial' in New Orleans homicide case
Many observers have questioned why government prosecutors would charge a pair of Louisiana nursing home owners for criminally negligent homicide after an unprecedented natural disaster ...
Features
Good long-term care governing practices improve risk management
A strong, committed long-term care governing board can raise a facility's risk management policies to new heights.
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Design
Nursing Home Design - Samaritan Manor, Detroit
Motown receives its first new nursing home since the 1980s. Private rooms lend a homelike touch to the renovated hospital space
The big picture
Shame is powerful motivator
About a decade ago, I wrote a controversial column that offended some readers. In it, I suggested the industry start policing itself by identifying and ...
Editor’s desk
The message is perfectly clear: Too often we aren't
The telephone call came from the doctor's office. I wasn't put off too much that an office worker was on the line instead of the ...
