The Supreme Court today announced that it would hear one of several cases that have been working their way through the federal court system Read More »
A new report suggests the Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) should impose more oversight of health information technology (HIT) vendors. Read More »
You might appreciate an update on a new strategy that I’ve implemented with clients in response to Medicare cuts—and the response from referral Read More »
Scientists are reporting development and successful laboratory testing of an electrochemical sensor device that has the potential to measure blood Read More »
Following a months-long public input process, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback announced this week a plan to reform the state’s Medicaid program through an Read More »
As an architect and designer, I am encouraged to gather input from clients as we begin the planning and design process. In the senior living world, Read More »
The ongoing litigious battle between healthcare real estate investment trusts Ventas, Inc., and HCP, Inc., came to an end Wednesday when the Read More »
A long-term care staff training initiative in Washington state passed last night with broad support, according to a report in The Seattle Times. Read More »
On Nov. 8, the fourth federal appeals court to hear legal challenges to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the federal healthcare reform law passed in Read More »
Judah L. Ronch, PhD The ancestors of the modern nursing home were the almshouses of the colonial era. Over time, settings for the care of the Read More »
Luke Fannon Relationships with hospitals, physicians and other healthcare referral sources are critical to an LTC provider's ability to maintain Read More »
Bob Gatty The hits from Washington keep coming for the LTC industry, already reeling from a series of Medicare and Medicaid cuts, and now facing Read More »
Tiankai Wang, PhD Health information technology (HIT) is not a new concept to the long-term care industry. Since the late 1990s, HIT functions Read More »
Carol Maher, RN-BC, RAC-CT October 2011 came to pass with a whole host of challenges for the SNF Prospective Payment System (PPS). Along with Read More »
It's tough to recall a time over the past 50 years when there was such a mood of unrest and uncertainty among the American populace as there is Read More »
Kelley Hoffman While I was a student in design school, my grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and my family needed to choose a Read More »
Predicting can be a fool's game-so many unforeseen events, personalities and circumstances can intrude to cloud the crystal ball. Predictions are as Read More »
Nurses in today's LTC and assisted living settings act in a variety of roles, both clinical and nonclinical. Nurses assist with or administer Read More »
WARM SCRUBS ThermScrub® warm scrubs keep healthcare employees warm without extra layers of clothing. When worn with an undershirt, ThermScrub tops Read More »
Rachelle DeGeorge For a typical new construction or renovation project the owner of a senior living community is responsible for bringing together Read More »
A three-year pilot program meant to reduce unnecessary hospitalization of Minnesota’s nursing home residents has been launched by 49 of the state’s Read More »
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) has announced the first group of electronic health records to be certified Read More »
Nurses in skilled nursing facilities need more support from facility and industry stakeholders in disclosing the errors and adverse events that are Read More »
Testing the theory that an older adult might believe the popular stereotype that age affects memory, researchers at the Cognitive Aging and Memory Read More »
Nursing homes plan to lay off an estimated 20,000 workers nationally in light of the final SNF PPS rule for FY2012 that went into effect on October Read More »
On a sunny day several weeks ago when the weather was still in the low 70s, my sister called to see if I wanted a visitor. Despite throbbing sinuses Read More »
