The New Wave of Foodservice Technology in Senior Care

What are the implications to care and design if Alzheimer’s becomes Type 3 diabetes?

Currently you can find research back as far as 2005 relating to the connection between Alzheimer’s and insulin production in the brain. Read More »

Antiviral drugs may slow progression of Alzheimer’s

A new study shows that antiviral drugs used to treat the herpes virus may be effective at slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists Read More »

Maya Angelou: The caged bird sings

Much of the activity surrounding LeadingAge’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C., this week recognizes and celebrates the spirit and dignity of the Read More »

CMS admin Berwick stresses provider collaboration at LeadingAge

Donald Berwick wants you to forget about the current strife in Washington and get back to the basics: “better health, better care, lower costs”—the Read More »

When a resident leaves

When Daisy (pseudonym) left the facility, it was with little fanfare. She had been here almost a year and was in her late 20s. Daisy told me she had Read More »

Larry Minnix’s 6 leadership imperatives for the future of aging services

During today’s general session at the LeadingAge annual meeting in Washington, D.C., Larry Minnix delivered his state of the association speech with Read More »

Is CLASS really over?

Like thousands of other long-term care industry providers, educators, advocates, vendors (and journalists) making final preparations to attend this Read More »

White House: ‘We do not support repeal’ of CLASS

The Obama administration Monday rejected a Congressional Budget Office ruling that would effectively carve a path for repealing the CLASS Act, Read More »

Implementation of CLASS shut down

Government officials Friday announced that implementation of the voluntary LTC insurance program within healthcare reform, known as the Community Read More »

Pharmacists group reacts to proposed CMS rule

In response to a proposed regulation that would mandate separation of consultant pharmacy services from other pharmaceutical providers in long-term Read More »

Could caregivers bring themselves to strike?

I worked at a unionized grocery store during college, which I did not initially give much thought to aside from questioning the $6 in dues deducted Read More »

Home health billing practices under fire from multiple flanks

Three recent developments indicate sharp scrutiny being placed on the home health industry. Stemming from Congress, the courts and the Office of Read More »

Report shows SNF care has improved, with declines in survey citations

Skilled nursing care has improved and health survey citations are declining, according to a new quality of care report. America’s skilled nursing Read More »

Bill would overturn NLRB rules; ALFA applauds effort

Bipartisan members of the House Education & the Workforce Committee conducted a hearing Wednesday over proposed legislation that would overturn Read More »

Focus on Housekeeping/Maintenance

In the professional cleaning industry, Stephen Ashkin is known as the “father of green cleaning.” He and his consulting organization, The Ashkin Read More »

Integrity: Our quality indicator

I like to think of Long-Term Living as a vibrant community. Yes, we're a magazine and a website and a “brand,” but we're also something bigger than Read More »

Attn, hirers: Be wary of genetic discrimination

Despite the rapid advancement of genetic science over the past several decades, concerns eventually arose nationwide that Americans were not taking Read More »

Investor dreams big, starts small

Rendering by Rees Associates, Inc. The first Prevarian Senior Living community, Wyoming Springs Assisted Living and Memory Care in Round Rock, Read More »

Culture clash: Opportunity or conflict?

Judah L. Ronch, PhD We talk a lot about culture change, but what is it about the culture that needs to be changed, and which culture are we Read More »

Preventing and managing sundowning

Distressing to the resident and difficult for caregivers to manage, sundowning typically occurs between 4:30 and 11:00 p.m. This state of increased Read More »

Supply Side

WHEELCHAIR SAFETY The Translock from Transfer Solutions, LLC, is a durable, lightweight and easy-to-use latching device offering Read More »

Alternative senior housing funding options

Over the past few years, the financing landscape for both for-profit and nonprofit senior living providers has changed dramatically. Underwriting Read More »

A simple plan

Gary Tetz I have a coffee mug that says “Simplify.” I don't know how to obey that command, short of pouring the scalding hot beverage directly Read More »

Happiness is helping others

April 17, 1945-American forces enter Hitler's concentration camps. Among the liberated prisoners was Viktor Frankl, the towering scholar, Read More »

United, yet independent

Robert Supper In 2010, ACTS Retirement-Life Communities completed a mutually beneficial affiliation agreement with Peninsula United Methodist Read More »

Good Stuff

Remembering when Whatever their age, people reminisce about how the past was sweeter, purer, more challenging, more fun, more whatever than Read More »

Take the pressure out of pressure ulcers

Kristen Thurman, PT, CWS Susan R. Wickard, RN, BSN, CWCN, CWS, CLNC Pressure ulcers continue to cause pain and suffering to patients and Read More »

Nursing home bathing transformed

Draped in a thin, white sheet, Mrs. Williams tried to look dignified as she was paraded past her peers on the shower chair, her bare Read More »

Nurturing spirituality in LTC

Larry Limbaugh, Spirituality Director at Winter Park Care & Rehabilitation Center, received a box of date-filled butter cookies called Ma'amouls Read More »

Still waiting for easy capital

This has been one rollicking year for senior housing developers and owners-and not in a fun way. What with the anemic economy, debt ceiling Read More »