Month: December 2010

Resource assists LTC employees with tax filing

It will soon be 2011 and we all will have to account to Uncle Sam for our 2010 income. Preparing your own tax return is a challenge for anyone, Read More »

Congress Passes Section 202 Housing Reform for Seniors

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI), chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, announced earlier this week the passage of S.118 under Read More »

Get excited for 2011

While it should never be the aim of a magazine to “stir the pot” for the sake of controversy, in the case of Long-Term Living’s upcoming January Read More »

Long-Term Living Takes Holiday Break

With the glut of major holidays nearly upon us, Long-Term Living will not be publishing news or blogs during the week of December 27-31. We’ll be Read More »

An LTL classic: ‘The Night Before Christmas’

Editor’s note: An appreciative reader recently contacted Long-Term Living in search of her favorite Richard Peck editorial from a decade ago. Read More »

Nursing home resident support: 12-step telephone meetings

The saying in 12-Step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is that alcoholism is a three-fold disease: physical, mental, and spiritual. The Read More »

Alzheimer’s Expert Killed in Hit-and-Run

CLEVELAND—Mark Smith, 45, co-editor of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and executive director of the American Aging Association, was killed Sunday Read More »

Nursing aides: ‘Entertaining angels unaware?’

After arriving here three months ago I dreaded facing my first weekend. From experience I knew there would be fewer staff and maybe even call offs. Read More »

More Nursing Home Residents with Dementia Seek Hospice Care, Use It Longer

More nursing home residents with dementia are seeking a hospice benefit and using it longer, according to a new study of records on more than 3.8 Read More »

Long-Term Living’s e-news receives top honors

It was a satisfying moment yesterday when I was notified that SeniorHomes.com voted Long-Term Living’s weekly e-news “Best Industry Newsletter” for Read More »

Brightening this holiday season for your staff

In a perfect world, we would all approach December with great anticipation, thinking of that Norman Rockwell Christmas gathering, the opening of Read More »

Legislation Would Narrow Red Flags Rule

Congress has passed legislation that would narrow the scope of the Federal Trade Commission’s “Red Flags Rule,” potentially exempting healthcare Read More »

Congress Passes National Alzheimer’s Project Act

Congress on Wednesday passed the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (N.A.P.A.), which would create the National Alzheimer’s Project for the Read More »

Residents desire consistency with their care

Living in a small assisted living residence, my mother was quite close with the aides that came by to help her. They knew when she liked to go to bed Read More »

When a director of nursing becomes the patient

On November 30, I found myself in a hospital bed with chest pain and shortness of breath. I was not allowed to get up on my own, I had no decisions Read More »

Judge Rules Insurance Mandate in Health Reform Unconstitutional

A federal judge in Virginia ruled earlier this week that the insurance mandate present in healthcare reform is unconstitutional. “The judge, Henry Read More »

Association Awards Maryland’s ‘2010 Administrator of the Year’ Honor

The Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM) selected 20-year industry veteran Donna Leister, PhD, administrator at FutureCare Cherrywood in Read More »

Lawmakers use report to push for transparency in nursing home ownership; target large chains

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 »

Boomers to inherit an estimated $8.4 trillion

Here’s a ray of sunshine amid all the bleak economic news of late: A study by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College for the Metlife Read More »

HCP to Purchase All HCR ManorCare Real Estate for $6.1 Billion

Real estate investment trust HCP has signed an agreement to acquire all real estate assets of nursing home operator HCR ManorCare, Inc., for a Read More »

Association Offers 35,000 Walgreens Flu Shot Vouchers to Seniors in Upper Midwest

The American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest is offering 35,000 free Walgreens flu shot vouchers to older adults in Illinois, Minnesota, Read More »

Corporate Profiles (PDF opens in a new window)

Next month kicks off Long-Term Living’s 60th anniversary! To celebrate our “legacy of leadership,” we've planned a year's worth of special editorial Read More »

MetLife discontinues sale of new LTC insurance

“News is news, but what do you do about it?” Turn to LTL for depth, analysis, perspective. NEW YORK-Following a review of its long-term care Read More »

Handling personal business

Years ago I gave up quite a bit when I moved into the nursing home. Leaving my home where everything was comfortable and convenient made me feel Read More »

Feds crackdown on healthcare fraud

The U.S. government is strengthening its crackdown on practitioners who scam federal healthcare programs, with new muscle provided by the 2010 Read More »

Just one more question

Like Lieutenant Columbo, the great TV detective, Long-Term Living columnist Gary Tetz (Funny You Should Ask) always has one more question. In this Read More »

Product Focus (PDF opens in a new window)

Laundry Water Saver Pellerin Milnor's V-Series washer-extractors with 40- to 160-lb capacities now feature the new RinSave water saver software Read More »

A few minutes with Majd

An “Idea House” resident room equipped with technology upgrades. Last month I was privileged to meet with Majd Alwan, PhD, director of the Center Read More »

Money down the drain?

The pleasant smell of clean clothes, of clean sheets, of clean towels…. Processing laundry might be a back-of-the-house service but it is Read More »

Organizing the MDS office

A quiet, comfortable, well-ventilated, and properly illuminated office will foster more efficiency and accuracy. With the many changes in the Read More »