Nursing home residents might have a new, effective way to let their voices be heard, according to a recent study by Penn Medicine researchers on a Read More »
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Tuesday announced a nationwide TV and radio campaign to educate consumers—specifically Read More »
Advances in design for senior living environments have never been more exciting or innovative. Collaboration among long-term care providers, Read More »
This has been a brutal winter throughout most of the country with unrelenting snowfall, rushing floodwaters, and bitterly cold temperatures. I’m Read More »
There are nearly 15 million Alzheimer's disease and dementia caregivers in the United States, according to the “2011 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Read More »
Critical gaps exist between older Americans who receive potentially lifesaving preventive services and those who do not, according to a new report Read More »
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA), and its membership division Dementia Care Professionals of America, recently teamed up with the Read More »
At first the behaviors of some of the residents in this facility frightened me. I thought the staff would use behavior modification techniques in Read More »
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 »
Adults aged 50 and older comprise 51.5% of all emergency department visits each year due to adverse reactions to medications, according to a study by Read More »
The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) released its 2011 edition of Assisted Living State Regulatory Review earlier this week finding that at Read More »
California leaders recently completed a 10-year state plan for combating Alzheimer's disease, which is estimated to double among Californians by the Read More »
Working in a service industry, we administrators give a great deal of ourselves to others—the staff, residents, and families. We encourage all Read More »
President Obama’s controversial appointment of Dr. Donald Berwick as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) during the Read More »
The American Medical Association (AMA) announced this week that it has dropped a lawsuit challenging the Federal Trade Commission’s efforts to extend Read More »
Across the largest 31 metropolitan markets, the penetration rate for nursing care beds is 12.2%, or approximately 12 nursing beds per every 100 aged Read More »
Policy journal Health Affairs, through the support of The SCAN Foundation, is launching a new long-term care-focused feature called “The Care Span,” Read More »
Two recent cuts to Medicare reimbursement—the first regulatory and the second statutory—can potentially decrease the overall median Medicare profit Read More »
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released Common Formats for skilled nursing facilities, currently available as a beta Read More »
One of the highly anticipated rites of spring here at Long-Term Living is our “call for entries” for the OPTIMA Award—an annual program that confers Read More »
I was always a continent, incomplete quadriplegic. To go to the bathroom, two aides had to assist me to transfer. Needing that extra aide meant I had Read More »
The “High Five for LTC!” are the things that are needed for each of us in this field to get through the day. Last time we looked at #1—Courage. Today Read More »
A new Office of Inspector General (OIG) analysis of criminal history records maintained by the FBI has revealed that 92% of nursing facilities have Read More »
The National Quality Forum (NQF) has endorsed 21 measures in caring for both long-term residents and short-stay patients, to be used in the Centers Read More »
The U.S. skilled nursing sector accounts for 1.7 million jobs, with a total impact of over $201 billion annually on U.S. economic activity, according Read More »
A new PHI analysis of the direct-care workforce finds that 46% of such workers depend on public assistance, such as food stamps, Medicaid, or other Read More »
V. Tellis-Nayak, PhD You've heard enough lectures and homilies on empowerment of staff and residents. Now you should go to Bethel, Connecticut, Read More »
Organizational culture shapes care in our communities. The concept of preferred view, which we looked at in February's column, p. 16, applies to Read More »
