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The cars pull into our parking lot. The alert siren sounds throughout the building. Survey is here. I dread these few days out of each year, but Read More »
Higher flu vaccination rates for healthcare personnel can dramatically reduce the threat of flu outbreak among nursing home residents, according to a Read More »
The congressional “super committee” responsible for finding $1.5 trillion to cut from the federal deficit or else initiate across-the-board cuts to Read More »
Enrolling overweight and obese Baby Boomers with prediabetes between the ages of 60 and 64 into specific community-based weight loss programs could Read More »
This is the story of resident, who shall go unnamed, in need of assistance with most activities of daily living. Particular aides are causing Read More »
Things got even more interesting this week between the top two U.S. institutional pharmacy services providers when Omnicare Inc. filed suit against Read More »
The final SNF PPS rule for FY2012 published in August will cause all operational professionals to stop and think about their implementation plans for Read More »
In a surprise move, a three-judge panel of a federal appeals court based in Virginia has tossed out one of the most prominent challenges to the Read More »
A report released jointly today by AARP's Public Policy Institute, The Commonwealth Fund and The SCAN Foundation shows most states are struggling to Read More »
Amid lackluster second quarter economic data and increasing uncertainty about future economic growth, assisted living fundamentals remained Read More »
Seattle-based Cascade Healthcare, a joint venture between investor Columbia Pacific Advisors and U.S. senior living provider Emeritus Corporation, Read More »
More than 250 Sunrise Senior Living communities are hosting educational events for family caregivers this year on World Alzheimer’s Day, September Read More »
A new study shows that simple pain relievers may be a better option for dementia patients being treated with antipsychotic medications. Agitation is Read More »
In complex mysteries you may have more than one party that is responsible for missing rooms in a senior living community. The worst crime scene I Read More »
A profusion of blood vessels within the brain may explain the destructive nature of Alzheimer’s disease, according to scientists at the University of Read More »
Kindred Healthcare, Inc., announced last week that it has acquired Professional HealthCare, LLC, a provider of home health, hospice, private nursing Read More »
In a decision that would make it easier for certified nursing assistants to unionize, the National Labor Relations Board has voted to overturn a 1991 Read More »
Last weekend’s hurricane left in its turbulent wake dozens of healthcare facilities dealing with the aftermath of a massive evacuation effort. It Read More »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday released a sizable update (V1.07) to the Resident Assessment Instrument Manual scheduled Read More »
New statistics released by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) show the rate of federal prosecutions for healthcare fraud during Read More »
A decline in an older adult’s hearing ability may accelerate brain atrophy and increase the necessary effort exerted to comprehend speech, according Read More »
When I moved from the clinical and diagnostic side of healthcare as a medical technologist to publishing, I brought with me a legacy of training in Read More »
A new study has found that a memory fitness program offered to older adults in their senior living communities helped improve their ability to Read More »
The American Health Care Association and the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care have partnered with AHCA’s Florida state affiliate to run the Read More »
Every so often an aide does not show up for work. Usually there is no notice, and he or she is just suddenly gone. That happened on a recent Read More »
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg at a press conference Thursday ordered eight nursing homes and five hospitals in Zone A low-lying areas to Read More »
With the increasing popularity of the Food Network, one can find shows on celebrity chefs, recipe ideas for that perfect party, bizarre foods of the Read More »
In its annual economic outlook report, the Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday hinted toward a possible delay of the voluntary long-term care Read More »
Wow, we are closing in on one year of using the MDS 3.0 and are finally getting the “hang of it” with all the changes that occurred with its Read More »