Congratulations to the fifth of five Leaders of Tomorrow award winners profiled this week: James Taylor, president, Sodexo Senior Living, Gaithersburg, Md. Read More »
Long hours, physical stress and injury, moderate pay and other complaints are the general mantra of LTC employees—but not in Denver. Workers at one CCRC in particular have plenty to brag about when it comes to their employer. Read More »
A state-by-state breakdown by the CDC demonstrates that healthcare-associated infections in hospitals have been declining since HHS first introduced its National Action Plan, which enters its third and final phase next summer with a focus on long-term care facilities. Read More »
Congratulations to the fourth of five Leaders of Tomorrow award winners profiled this week: R. Gary Sibbald, BSc, MD, FRCPC (Med) (Derm), MEd, professor of public health and medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario. Read More »
OSHA’s program, a National Emphasis Program, is aimed at reducing workplace injuries specifically in long-term care, and will cover nursing homes, residential mental retardation facilities and continuing care retirement communities. Read More »
The National Labor Relations Board was issued an injunction delaying implementation of a rule requiring employers to post a notice in the workplace informing employees of their right to unionize. Read More »
It started with the financial crisis. The senior living design community is now left with a remnant of the business that once was, with terms that make you question if you're not just buying swamp land. Read More »
While it is clear that gaps exist in emergency preparedness on all levels of healthcare, a great deal of progress has been made in long-term care that may not be adequately reflected in this recent OIG report. Read More »
The study, conducted by researchers at the Mayo Clinic and Purdue University, found telemonitoring had little effect on people age 60 years and older in significantly reducing readmissions or emergency department visits. Read More »
Kathy Greenlee, who is the current assistant secretary for aging, will also serve as administrator of the new Administration for Community Living. Read More »
Congratulations to the third of five Leaders of Tomorrow award winners profiled this week: Nancy Brody Kleinberg, CEO and administrator, Park Pleasant Nursing and Rehab Center, Philadelphia, Pa. Read More »
Researchers said their goal was to demonstrate that such end-of-life care measures could be calculated from information that is currently available and then added to Nursing Home Compare. Read More »
Congratulations to the second of five Leaders of Tomorrow award winners profiled this week: Govind Bharwani, PhD, director of nursing ergonomics and Alzheimer's care, Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. Read More »
NIC MAP, a data analysis from the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry, shows a modest recovery in occupancy rate, while construction activity slows. Read More »
Until now, the only absolute diagnosis of Alzheimer’s was by autopsy. Is PET Amyloid Imaging, which can detect beta-amyloid neuritic plaques in the living brain, a potential screening or diagnostic tool for the future? Read More »
In its recommendations, OIG suggested CMS add more specific emergency planning protocol to existing federal requirements for nursing home disaster preparedness. Read More »
Congratulations to the first of five Leaders of Tomorrow award winners profiled this week: Addie Abushousheh, executive director, Association of Households International. Read More »
Long-Term Living's new awards program aims to recognize and encourage future leaders, who are so urgently needed during these times of great change, daunting challenges and uncertainty in long-term care. Read More »
Beth did not know we had to be careful about what we picked because of how the facility does laundry. I told her it is difficult for the laundry staff to follow the care guides on personal clothing, so we had to allow a little sizing leeway because of possible shrinkage. Read More »
As patients transfer from one point of care to another, medications that travel with them need to be reconciled for appropriateness and safety at the new care setting. Should those medications be restarted as the patient transfers to a skilled nursing facility? Read More »
Long-Term Living is pleased to introduce the first honorees in our new awards program: Leaders of Tomorrow. The program aims to recognize... Read More »
As is the case normally in this space, current events coalesced today with an announcement from industry advocates—this time, the American Health Care Association (AHCA)—asking for reprieve. Read More »
In accordance with codes and regulations, nursing homes and assisted living communities are required to provide a sufficient number of fire extinguishers throughout each building. Additionally, employees of these types of occupancies are required to know how to properly use fire extinguishers. Read More »
Two new studies presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons looked at the effects of smoking on total joint replacement and found evidence of higher rates of failure compared to non-smokers. Read More »
When treating infections in the LTC setting it is imperative that staff members have defined roles in the treatment process and that facilities have clear procedures in place to effectively treat infections. Read More »
Sapovirus, a cousin of the well known and highly contagious norovirus, caused symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea and fever that lasted a median duration of 48 hours in the studied outbreaks. Read More »
Watch your step! At any age, falls can range from embarrasing to causing great pain. And nowhere is this hazard more apparent, or possibly deadly, when a elderly person takes a tumble. Read More »
A new report details the effects of the exploding over-65 population in coming years on the demand for housing and the opportunities available to expand senior housing options. Read More »
The annual cost for a private nursing home room rose 4.2 percent in 2012 to $81,030, according to the 2012 Cost of Care Survey by Genworth Financial. Read More »
