A policy brief published by the Direct Care Alliance explains how direct-care workers can help lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) elders Read More »
Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging, in collaboration with Whole-Person Wellness Solutions, Inc., is offering a wellness workshop next year in Tucson, Read More »
This was my 15th Thanksgiving holiday weekend in long-term care. Most of them have been spent with the staff of the facility. I always miss my Read More »
The Long-Term Living team loves a challenge, which is why we’re excited that we’ve been nominated to the SeniorHomes.com Best of the Web contest in Read More »
There was music playing through the PA system at my former facility for several years. Because of a disagreement between residents and staff over the Read More »
A new cognitive assessment tool with 16 items appears potentially useful for identifying problems in thinking, learning, and memory among older Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Scott Brown (R- Mass.) have introduced legislation that would give states the flexibility to Read More »
Like millions of other Americans, I’m packing up the car and heading east to visit my large extended family for Thanksgiving. While I’m excited to Read More »
The Senate voted late last week to temporarily delay a 23% Medicare payment cut to physicians, continuing current payment levels through the end of Read More »
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hosting a live webcast at 1:15 p.m. EST today in the effort to remind and educate seniors about Read More »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services formally established this week a new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, created by the Read More »
It’s amazing to realize that the first Baby Boomers will be turning 65 in 2011. Regardless of where you fall in the Boomer timeline or how healthy Read More »
The Pioneer Network is requesting proposals to be a guide and/or presenter at its 2011 National Conference taking place from August 1-4 in St. Read More »
For the third year, the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners (NCCDP) is offering a free, downloadable toolkit for the education of Read More »
Never, ever in a marketing brochure would you see residents using either of these aids, and yet I encounter them on 50% of my projects. If you Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Stating that the 111th Congress was “too close to fail” on two issues critical to the continued delivery of senior care, the Read More »
I’ve written in this blog that my move has been difficult. But the transition is not over. I still have furniture, electronics, clothing, and other Read More »
A new national survey conducted by researchers from Indiana University and the Regenstrief Institute has found that while palliative care may be Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Twenty-four securities regulators across the U.S. will announce Wednesday during a live phone-based news conference that they have Read More »
As if long-term care (LTC) providers don’t have enough issues to keep them up nights, between adapting to the MDS 3.0 and fretting over the myriad Read More »
Long-term care developers are itching to build, imploring lenders to “show us the money” Like a post-acute resident in a skilled nursing facility, Read More »
AL communities should review to reduce liability Property taxes can represent 15% to 20% of occupancy overhead costs. Like other major operating Read More »
Five fatal flaws in prevention, management Pressure ulcers have numerous negative outcomes. They can cause physical pain and even result in Read More »
The other day I had lunch with the CEO of a chain of nursing homes, and over crab cakes and salads, he brought up a news story about McDonald's Read More »
Max Schaffer is quick to tell you that he served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II for exactly 4 years, 8 months, and 11 days. His Read More »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rule in the Federal Register last month that would revise the requirements skilled Read More »
Resident behaviors Upon first moving into a long-term care facility, I felt I had entered The Twilight Zone. The environment was noisy and the Read More »
We've already lost confidence in our economy, government, news media, and eggs. Now at the risk of shattering your one remaining illusion, I'm going Read More »
Fall Prevention AHI of Indiana's Upright Fall Prevention System is a comprehensive approach to predict and prevent the occurrence of injurious Read More »
