ANNAPOLIS, MD.—The occupancy rate for seniors housing was unchanged this quarter, and the number of units under construction appears to be leveling, Read More »
Since 2003, National Memory Screening Day has focused on the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s (AFA) efforts to promote early detection of the Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Between 1998 to 2008, private investment firms acquired 1,876 nursing homes, with 10 large firms accounting for 89% of the Read More »
OK, that headline didn’t come out right. But I can’t think of any other way to put it: Emergency rooms are keeping up with the advanced care Read More »
Emeritus Corporation, a national provider of senior living services, has agreed to purchase the Weston Group, Inc., and related entities, which Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A recent analysis by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) found that the average American retirement savings Read More »
WESTPORT, CONN.—Nursing home and assisted living rates rose significantly from 2009 to 2010, according to the MetLife Mature Market Institute “Market Read More »
I am beginning my fourth week at this behavior facility. When I first came, I was leery and somewhat frightened by the noise caused by other Read More »
Seniors are frequently the target of scam artists—from unscrupulous home repair contractors to questionable charitable groups. And now healthcare Read More »
CHICAGO—Ventas, Inc., announced last Friday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all real estate assets of Atria Senior Living Read More »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rule in last Friday’s Federal Register that would revise the requirements skilled Read More »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday released an alert updating the MDS 3.0 validation report computer glitch. Programming Read More »
A webinar on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 Senior Care Survey results will be taking place Nov. 10, when the EPA discusses a new Read More »
In a demanding economic environment, many providers want the payment process to their communities as easy to make as possible. When adult children Read More »
Emeritus Corporation, a national provider of assisted living and memory care services, has signed two agreements with affiliates of HCP, Inc., to Read More »
November 11 is Veterans Day. Many vets are your residents and this holiday presents the perfect opportunity to honor them. From a recognition Read More »
While researching potential interview subjects for this month’s cover story on social media, it was mildly upsetting to learn that many long-term Read More »
Any marketing director in long-term care will tell you that urine kills. Not literally, but it will kill a facility’s move-in rate. Incontinence not Read More »
In a study presented Tuesday at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 75th Annual Scientific meeting in San Antonio, researchers argued Read More »
I snapped out of my Saturday morning sluggishness this past weekend when I picked up the latest issue of Time. Staring out from the magazine’s cover Read More »
Dining is different at this 50-bed Northwestern Ohio facility where I am. Residents who feed themselves eat in a large, well-lit dining room. The Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Federal and state governments could save taxpayers about $3.5 trillion over the next 25 years by expanding the use of coordinated Read More »
The 1.7 million Medicare beneficiaries who resided in long-term care facilities during 2006 cost the program $25 billion, with nearly 40% of that Read More »
Dear Researchers, I've been a nursing home psychologist for the last 14 years and, while there are many fascinating areas to be studied in the Read More »
It’s every long-term care administrator’s worst nightmare: A resident is locked outside the facility on a cold winter day; or, there’s been an Read More »
International Alzheimer’s disease experts are proposing new criteria for diagnosing dementia at an earlier stage, which in turn would get more Read More »
Reform, reimbursement, and regulatory issues were on the minds of speakers and attendees at Monday’s Legislative Overview session presented during Read More »
Seacoast Hospice, Inc., has consummated a transaction with Beacon Hospice, Inc., under which Beacon has agreed to purchase substantially all of the Read More »
LONG BEACH, CALIF.—More than 2,500 long-term care providers descended yesterday on the Long Beach Convention Center for the American Health Care Read More »
I do not suppose that anyone wants to be lifted with a device. I was certainly in that group. Even though I am quadriplegic, I had only been lifted Read More »
