September 1, 2009 |

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Does the Census Bureau’s recent report on global aging growth make you nervous about LTC’s future?

Reader comments:

“Not enough people are paying attention to the oncoming financial tsunami that this one area will cause our country and the world.”

“Although the aging of the population will increase, the government is going to incentivize more community-based services such as home care and payment of family caregivers at home to cut cost. However, the current cuts in Medicaid and Medicare could cause an access problem as SNFs close and there is a shortage of beds in the long run.”

“Like past crises, society waits until it’s on the front doorstep until action is taken. The oncoming crisis in LTC is another case of history repeating itself.”

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Kathleen Mears’ Resident Blog

Editor’s note:Although Mears is now writing a monthly column for the closing pages of Long-Term Living [see page 64], fans of her weekly blog need not fear. Check her personal blogging pagehttps://www.iadvanceseniorcare.com/MearsBlogoften for fresh updates.

We nursing home residents are usually waiting for something. We wait to get up, to get a shower, to get breakfast. And we wait for the first activity. In short, we wait all day long. In between, we do what we want or we go around the facility looking for companionship or just to see what is going on. One of the things we do hate to wait for is our medicine.

https://www.iadvanceseniorcare.com/KathyMedicineBlog

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WHAT’S NEW?

Ask the Staffing Experts

Latest query:How do I deal with an older employee who will not retire?

A reader from Ohio asks if a company can legally ask an older employee to retire, or establish a specific policy requiring retirement at a certain age. This is really a question for legal counsel, rather than a staffing issue. However, we will share some information generated over the years and in consultation with other administrators and an attorney.

Read the entire column at https://www.iadvanceseniorcare.com/StaffingElders.

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WEBINAR

October 7: Households or houses-It’s about moving elders home

Presented by: Jude Rabig and Steve Shields

“Small house” is the generic name for a deinstitutionalized nursing home. Small houses achieve deinstitutionalization by reframing the philosophical view of the person, changing the architecture, and reengineering the design of the organization. These programs have been implemented in a variety of ways with the goal being to provide elders with an opportunity to experience individualized normalization despite frailty.

For more information and events, visit Vendome Group’s Webinar site at https://www.iadvanceseniorcare.com/Webinars.

Long-Term Living 2009 September;58(9):6

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