Changes, challenges, and a new beginning. (Nursing Homes magazine) (column)

Welcome to the new Nursing Homes magazine. We've made a number of changes in your magazine. Some are fairly subtle and some are quite obvious. All of the changes have been made to improve what has been a good magazine for many years. Because it's your magazine, we write for you, edit for you, and are changing in appearance for you. But we can't publish Nursing Homes in a vacuum. WE NEED YOUR INPUT!

Let me give you some background. Nursing Homes is the oldest publication exclusively serving the nursing home field. It was founded in 1950. Our goal is to do an EXCELLENT job serving you, the nursing home professional. We need your help to reach that goal. Your input and support is crucial to our success.

Our publishing team is uniquely qualified to deliver the timely information regarding all aspects of the nursing home field. Nursing Homes will continue to expand, keeping you up to date on Ie challenges that face the nursing home field in the months and years ahead.

Quantum Publishing Company, the new owner of Nursing Homes, also publishes Alcoholism &Addiction which serves administrators and professionals in the chemical treatment field. It's similarly a growing field, subject to the changes and whims of the Federal government, state governments, insurance carriers, and accrediting bodies. Furthermore, professionals in both fields constantly strive for more knowledge through continuing education and professional networking.

Perhaps the most significant similarity is that both fields must work closely and effectively with families. The statement, "alcoholism is a family disease;' applies to drug addiction, too. And as you know, the impact of having a family member in a nursing home is tremendous, and affects the whole family.

At Quantum Publishing we have developed an acute awareness and sensitivity to the people who matter most to the nursing home resident - family and ...