Contemporary Long Term Care articles from September 2005

Contemporary Long Term Care archives from September 2005

Here, there, every air: allergens are everywhere in your facility.(air quality in long term care facilities)(Cover Story)
September 1, 2005... Gary Warren has the routine down. When Encore Senior Living refurbishes or rebuilds one of its long term care facilities, Warren follows a mental checklist: HVAC system operating? Check Germicidal ultraviolet lamps in place? Check....

At one with the Web: is your site senior--friendly?(TECHNOLOGY)
September 1, 2005... Officials at Erickson Retirement Communities knew it was time to revamp their residential Web site. So they asked a dozen of their long term care facility residents to help them decide how it should be updated. Half of the 12 residents...

The 2005 CLTC Power & Influence Top 25.(POWER & INFLUENCE)(long term care industry executive rankings)
September 1, 2005... Every industry has its leaders--the decision makers who hold the reins and help shape the path that the rest of us follow. Some of them are as recognizable to long term care as a certain Mr. Bush is to America, while others are...

Can you spare a few million? Loan performance at an all-time high.(FINANCE)(seniors housing and long term care facility outlook)
September 1, 2005... It can't get much better than this. As confirmation that the seniors housing and care industry is continuing on its road to recovery, the percentage of reported performing loans were the best ever during the first quarter of 2005. In addition,...

ARJO.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... ARJO, Incorporated, is releasing its first-ever Heavy Duty Lifter for the bariatric patient population. This mobile floor lifter called The TENOR is specifically designed for heavier patients with a safe working load of 704 pounds. The TENOR is...

Advanced Vapor Technologies.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Advanced Vapor Technologies (AVT) has released Thermal Accelerated Nano Crystal Sanitation (TANCS), a new disinfection process. The process uses only water, heat and a patented technology to produce a clean, germfree surface without chemicals....

Jerry Ford Company, LLC.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Jerry Ford Company, LLC, introduces the Safe-T-Chair[TM] featuring the Jerry-Lock Brake[TM] fall intervention system. This automatic braking system is designed to help prevent falls and injuries caused by rollaway wheelchairs. The Jerry-Lock's...

Johnsonite[R].(NEW PRODUCTS)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Ohio-based flooring provider Johnsonite[R] is introducing five new textures to its rubber flooring line. The new textures will be added to Johnsonite's current six textures and standard 60-color line and will include the following: Bamboo:...

Sunrise Medical LTC.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Sunrise Medical Long Term Care Division has introduced the Hoyer[R] Professional Series lifts called: The Arise stand-aid, the Presence deluxe crane, and the Advance portable lift. These lifts were designed and developed with attention to...

Perils and pitfalls: stay prepared after a promotion.(HUMAN RESOURCES)
September 1, 2005... While newly promoted employees have a lot to prove in the big chair, there are also a lot of things they could do wrong. Thomas J. Neff and James Citrin, authors of You're in Charge--Now What? (Crown Business, 2005), identified these eight...