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Articles in Sept, 2006 issue of Nursing Homes

• Fistula and Wound Management
• The cost of inadequate leadership: ineffective management carries a hefty price tag for the typical 120-bed nursing home
  by John E. Baer
• Lenders and investors provide mid-year review of seniors housing and care
• Creating 'choice' environments
• Upgrading respiratory services
• Nursing home residents tell their story: researchers find themes emerging from a resident survey—and they offer actions for administration to take
  by Roma Lee Taunton
• Fast, effective equipment washer
• Bariatric bathing system
• Web-based family/provider service
• All the king's horses and all the king's men: sometimes residents can't be helped no matter what you do. How to get that message across
  by Robin A. Bleier
• Drawsheet clamp
• When nursing homes want to be taxed
  by Michael J. Stoil
• Forming a falls prevention team: one facility's simplified approach to fall reduction
  by Tom DiCarlo
• Q's and A's about the new Psychosocial Outcome Severity Guide
  by Reta A. Underwood
• Disposable Slings
• Brain fitness program
• Steps toward recovering late payments: what to do when private payers and their families don't pay their bills
  by James R. Mall
• Extended-length handle faucets
• Customized waste containers
• Is your business office at risk for fraud? A business office can be a hotbed of opportunity for theft and misappropriation of assets, especially in long-term care
  by Kylie Waters Whipple
• CMS strives for accurate reimbursement
  by David M. Oatway
• PACE can show us the way
  by Paul R. Willging
• Tying the Hardest Knot: Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Hospitality
• Keys to outstanding service and better marketing: this experienced administrator has learned that consistent performance and problem-solving follow-up are essential to facility growth
  by Mark Presutti
• Wheelchair-accessible gliders
• Touch-plate nurse call device
• University-based retirement communities: criteria for success; One of the more recent innovations in senior housing, how it can go astray, and how to make sure that it doesn't
  by Andrew Carle
• The miracle of lifting technology: retired administrator Joe Jolliff continues to advocate for "no-lift" policies in nursing homes
• Evaluating technological innovations for assisted living: an interview with gerontologist and medical sociologist Rebecca A. Meehan, PhD
• Meeting the community's needs
  by Patricia DeAgostino
• Accordion doors
• Preparing for a flu pandemic: emergency planning is key to addressing this possible crisis
  by Kevin M. Kavanaugh
• The voices of experience
  by Eric Bosell