Electric Bed ControlThe HD2 Bed Control by Crest Healthcare Supply is a durable, economic replacement for use on electric healthcare beds. The Read More »
Emeritus Corporation, a national provider of senior living services, has entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire 24 assisted living Read More »
Occupancy in nursing care properties rose for the first time in a year during 1Q11 to 88.5 percent, an increase of 0.1 percentage points from the Read More »
The Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA) has received a one-year grant from the New York-based Commonwealth Fund to help improve care transitions for Read More »
The facility where I previously lived eliminated its PA system a few years before. Pages could be heard at a phone extension or at the nurse Read More »
Fifteen percent of U.S. nursing homes receive deficiency citations for infection control per year, according to a new study published in the May Read More »
Managed Health Care Associates, Inc., a healthcare service company, has acquired Tidewater Group Purchasing from Omnicare, Inc., for an undisclosed Read More »
A new Avalere Health LLC analysis detailing the economic and jobs output of nursing facilities in the nation's 50 most populous Metropolitan Read More »
The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) have been awarded the International Association of Read More »
Healthcare administrators are a tough breed. Anyone who’s been in the industry for even a short time knows that. As an observer at The American Read More »
“Fasten your seat belts. It’s going to be a bumpy ride!” That Bette Davis chestnut (from the film classic All About Eve), came to mind as I nabbed a Read More »
I had seen her a few times on the bus ride home from work: late 20s, window seat, cell phone pressed to ear. She looked the same every day, and like Read More »
A proposed rule published Thursday in the Federal Register outlines the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) options to updating payment Read More »
Middle age isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. Gone are the carefree days when “life began at 40,” when children were grown and empty-nesters Read More »
I have been in long-term care (LTC) design for more than 17 years and finally have my first LEED LTC project. The city is actually the one pushing Read More »
Nursing homes and assisted living facilities no longer have to worry about paying licensing fees to show videos to residents, according to a joint Read More »
Cuts, cuts, cuts. Cuts in state budgets, in federal budgets, in Medicare and Medicaid. There will be cuts in services to older adults, especially Read More »
Frequent social activity may help to prevent or delay cognitive decline in old age, according to research conducted at Rush University Medical Center Read More »
Faced with an aging patient population and compelling data that confirm the benefits of blood pressure-lowering medications in seniors 80 years and Read More »
A meeting with the National Council of Senior Citizens resulted in President John F. Kennedy designating May 1963 as Senior Citizens Month, Read More »
How do architectural students envision design that supports person-centered care in a long-term care setting? Kaye Brown invites you to take a look. Read More »
If you’ve ever used a senior placement company to generate leads, you’ve probably found them to be professional and hassle-free, serving both your Read More »
When I returned to my hotel room in a large American city recently, something seemed wrong. I just had that queasy feeling. A quick inventory of my Read More »
Don't believe claims that hand sanitizers and antiseptic products prevent MRSA infections. These statements are unproven, said the Food and Drug Read More »
Long-term care costs have continued to rise steadily each year, with the average cost of a private nursing home room having inflated 3.5% annually, Read More »
The National Health and Aging Trends Study, led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, will begin enrolling Read More »
“A popular misconception of brain development is that there is a specific period of development that levels off as people age. Your brain doesn’t know how old you are nor does it care,” says Emeritus Senior Living’s Paul Nussbaum, PhD, author of Save Your Brain and Brain Health Lifestyle. Read More »
Last week in my first blog on partnering with hospitals in the ACO era, I offered a recap of a session I attended during the recent Assisted Living Read More »
New criteria and guidelines for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease have been published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Read More »
The House passed late last week a FY2012 budget plan that would cut trillions in spending over the next decade, transforming Medicare to a voucher Read More »
