Seminar to outline business plan for building new revenue for tired nursing homes

NEW YORK: A seminar will address how to extend the business life of any old nursing home.

The business plan involves six new revenue streams. The seminar will deal with badging and branding; the concept of hubbing; the new style nursing ‘commando’ concept; small Read More »

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Nursing home sector deludes itself over staff education standards

CHICAGO: The nursing home sector is fixated on delivering only mandated training and is failing to provide continuous education, which would lift individual carer confidence, brand enhancement, and engender greater respect from residents families. Read More »

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Care bodies and associations becoming “too narrow a church” to represent the over 50s market

AUSTIN: Care bodies and associations are now too narrow a church to speak for the over 50s sector.

The market has broadened and the choice of both care and housing so widespread, that individual associations can no longer justify speaking for anyone outside their own Read More »

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New study shows anxiety drugs can increase chance of dementia

NEW YORK: Common prescription drugs used to treat anxiety and insomnia have been linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

French-Canadian research found long-term use of benzodiazepines could increase the risk of Alzheimer’s Read More »

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