Gary Tetz There's a danger in being called the best of something. Because once it happens, you actually have to live up to it. My town, the Read More »
Editor's note: Last month, Long-Term Living readers were treated to five of Richard Peck's predictions for the industry in the coming years Read More »
Let it be known that even regulators see the point of a homelike environment. At least the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) understands. Read More »
Photo by St. Leonard staff The Franciscan Wellness Center fitness room at St. Leonard Franciscan Living Community in Centerville, Ohio A community Read More »
Smart Bed System The Touch-free Life Care System from BAM Labs transforms a conventional bed into a smart bed. The TLC System empowers caregivers Read More »
A few years ago, many assisted living facility (ALF) owners had the idea that with the looming baby boomer retirement wave about to hit “if you Read More »
Financial pressures, a lack of food and preoccupation at work with troubles at home contribute to depression in low-wage SNF workers, study says. Read More »
In response to this past October’s 11.1 percent Medicare funding reduction coupled with almost 6 percent in state Medicaid cuts, Ohio nursing homes Read More »
Twice as many states require certified nurse aides to exceed federally mandated training requirements than they require home health aides, according Read More »
The flu bug, that is. This week (December 4-10) has been declared National Influenza Vaccination Week by the Centers for Disease Control and Read More »
After recently teaching my dining class in a senior care community, I had an illuminating conversation with a resident. During the class I had Read More »
Provider groups have been saying this for years: Skilled nursing facilities cannot survive another round of cuts. (Actually, it’s usually stated more Read More »
In a joint statement Tuesday, several LTC provider associations urged Congress to extend the therapy cap exceptions process for medically necessary Read More »
A Monday morning fire at the Laurelton Village Care Center in Brick, N.J., did not seriously injure any residents or staff because of the facility’s Read More »
Geriatric mental health specialists in Rhode Island are working on a new pilot project that puts an interesting twist on telemedicine: improving Read More »
Compared to other healthcare providers, the long-term care industry has been slower to adapt evolving technologies such as electronic health records, Read More »
I don’t trust those “scientists.” Let me say that right up front. But rumor has it they’re working on a better way to do diabetes testing, and I say Read More »
Melvin (pseudonym) lives a couple of doors away from me. He is round, not very tall and bounces when he walks. He is usually animated and will try to Read More »
LeadingAge’s Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) recently released a compilation of 18 member case studies highlighting how providers are Read More »
A rise in reported cases of pneumonia and other lower respiratory tract infections among residents in Pennsylvania nursing homes has compelled the Read More »
One of the first stories I tackled when joining Long-Term Living three years ago was a Q&A interview with patient care advocate Wes Bledsoe, who at Read More »
Other than growing old, it’s not easy to do anything for 30 consecutive years—and do it successfully. Well, on December 5, one of assisted living’s Read More »
Medicare is wasting too much money on reimbursing inappropriately prescribed antipsychotic medications for nursing home residents with dementia, Read More »
The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted Wednesday to repeal the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act by a count of Read More »
The largest for-profit U.S. nursing home chains deliver “significantly lower quality of care” than nonprofit and government-owned nursing homes, Read More »
It came as no great surprise last week when Donald Berwick, MD, announced his resignation as administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Read More »
A Kansas nursing home employee admitted this week as part of a plea deal that she had diluted her employer’s morphine solutions after stealing the Read More »
