Kevin Kolus
Kevin Kolus wrote for I Advance Senior Care / Long-Term Living when he was an editor. He left the brand in 2012. He is now senior communications manager at Cleveland Clinic.
DESIGN 2011 Merit Winner: Penick Village Garden Cottage, Southern Pines, North Carolina
Alan Moore, AIA, Principal • CJMW Congratulations to all Citation of Merit winners! It was a long process. Alan Moore emphasizes this again and Read More » DESIGN 2011 Merit Winner: Merrill Gardens at The University, Seattle, Washington
Brian Runberg, AIA, Principal • Runberg Architecture Group PLLC Congratulations to all Citation of Merit winners! The evolution of Merrill Gardens Read More » CLASS supporters deflated on day of confrontation
LeadingAge President Larry Minnix was before the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee yesterday, testifying on behalf of the Community Living Read More » Emeritus communities respond to tsunami
Emeritus Senior Living has issued emergency plans for all West Coast communities in response to today’s tsunami, according to its Web site. Read More » Celebrating 88 years of life
Sadie is an incredible person. On this Saturday evening, the short, silver-haired Sicilian is surrounded by her loving family at an Italian Read More » Associations divided over Obama’s 2012 budget
President Obama repeated in a news conference yesterday what his $3.7 trillion budget proposal for FY 2012 said on Monday: Medicare and Medicaid are Read More » Florida ombudsman fired after clashing with LTC providers
It seems long-term care operators wield more influence over public opinion than previously considered—at least in the Sunshine State. The Miami Read More » PHI looks at ‘what matters most’ to residents
Surprise, surprise: The elderly who reside in nursing homes wish to be actively engaged. Such is the theme of a recent blog from Susan Misiorski, Read More » 10 Years of Larry
Larry Minnix addresses the 2009 American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) Annual Meeting in Chicago. Photos courtesy of Read More » Larry Minnix recalls his first big firing
Any conversation with Larry Minnix is sure to have no shortage of quotable material, a fact anyone who has had the chance to share words with the man Read More » Latest in reform repeal shows politicians aren’t taking anything seriously
On Wednesday, the House passed “H.R.2 - Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act”. Yes, that’s the actual name of the bill our elected officials Read More » The ‘LeadingAge’ change approaches; the intent remains
I received an e-newsletter this morning from the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging with a reminder that on January 25th, the 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’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 » Agents of the Prescriber
It's been 10 years since the Drug Enforcement Administration briefly mentioned in a Federal Register notice that long-term care nurses are not 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 » Determine your mortality while calculating the cost of care
As everyone else in the office spent today’s lunch gazing out at the impenetrable whiteness smothering Cleveland, I was happily sidetracked Read More » Friday afternoon webcast to discuss seniors and the flu
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hosting a live webcast at 1:15 p.m. EST today in the effort to remind and educate seniors about Read More » Win this senior living sweepstakes, get a free room!
Here’s a novel way to increase occupancy: Give your rooms away. That’s what Emeritus Senior Living is doing with a new sweepstakes in which one Read More » Social media lab an unexpected success with AAHSA members
As previewed in last month’s cover story, AAHSA has something a bit different for its members at this week’s annual meeting in Los Angeles: a social Read More » Lost patient data? Tell your residents
Mac McMillan understands risk. The CEO of CynergisTek Inc., McMillan spent more than 20 years in the federal government—including time as a colonel Read More » Mather Pavilion’s Culture of Leadership
2010 OPTIMA Award proudly sponsored by Since 1996, Long-Term Read More » Preparing your staff
TRAINING RESOURCES For more information on CMS' training materials, including current RAI Manual updates, visit Read More » Activities’ angst
Editor's note: Kevin Kolus submits this month's editorial after intense reader feedback to a blog left him with unanswered questions. Read the Read More » Fee-for-service increases resident satisfaction, profit
At a glance… A tip for assisted living providers: Incremental profit works. It just takes a different approach to billing, and that's where Read More » Don’t be afraid to ask for more
At a glance… Renegotiating vendor contracts presents no-nonsense, cost-cutting opportunities. It's no secret long-term care professionals have a Read More » 2009 AAHSA Annual Meeting & Exposition Video Recap
Minnix discusses CLASS Act Larry Minnix, president and CEO of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA), speaks to Read More » ‘The art of discipline’
If it is possible for long-term care operators to forecast an economic storm, the management at Carol Woods Retirement Community might as well be Read More » Cogeneration turns waste into cash
It's been seen many times before in American film. A camera is resting ground level, capturing white vapor as it slowly billows up through a Read More » 