The American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) is making final preparations for its 45th Annual Convocation and Exposition, to be held Read More »
The George Mason University Department of Health Administration & Policy has expanded its annual Quality Improvement Awards to include a category for Read More »
In early December I wrote about a new resident, a 59-year-old with dementia, whom I called Marathon Man because of his life history as a runner. I Read More »
I received an e-mail this morning containing a link to a New York Times blog titled, “Report Questions Nursing Home Charges,” by Paula Span, which Read More »
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 »
For many people, one of the joys of retiring from work is not having to wake up on someone else’s schedule. That benefit shouldn’t end just because Read More »
In a new collaboration to fight Alzheimer’s disease, Jim Nantz, an Emmy Award-winning CBS Sports commentator, has partnered with The Methodist Read More »
For the one in eight Americans now over the age of 65, mobility is a "vital sign" that should be regularly checked, according to two health Read More »
With the State Visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao to the United States on Wednesday, several U.S. government entities joined with China’s Read More »
The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) has launched an informational series on the “State of Read More »
THE PROBLEM Because of their personality styles, some nursing home residents don't ask for their PRN (as needed, or "per request of the nurse") pain Read More »
Attention to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia issues has ratcheted up significantly in recent months. Whether it’s a result of effective lobbying by Read More »
The National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry announced its keynote and general session speakers for the 2011 NIC Regional Read More »
The American Geriatrics Society and the British Geriatric Society have added a number of new assessments in the first update of the guidelines on Read More »
After living almost 15 years in nursing homes, I am still surprised when I run out of a certain medicine. I have run out of medicines too many times Read More »
Yesterday, I received a report summarizing the results of the 2010 AMDA–Dedicated To Long Term Care Medicine (formerly the American Medical Directors Read More »
A new study released by the American Health Care Association (AHCA) finds that Medicaid programs in states across the country underfunded nursing Read More »
The Long Term Care Pharmacy Alliance (LTCPA) expressed concern this week with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule on Read More »
Sunrise Senior Living, Inc., announced Tuesday that on January 10, the company completed a purchase and sale agreement with a subsidiary of CNL Read More »
I recently attended a business conference where I showed off a new long-term care main street project. It was received with dropped jaws. Not only Read More »
Last week a highly esteemed, high-spirited group of long-term care designers, architects, providers, and academics convened in Greenville, South Read More »
A new study led by researchers at Brown University found that between 1999 and 2008, nursing home closures in the United States were concentrated Read More »
Ever since I began using the Internet while living in a nursing home, I have wondered how many other residents are online. I myself have been online Read More »
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 »
As of 3Q10, occupancy in nursing care properties across the largest 31 metropolitan markets was 88.5%, which is down 0.6 percentage points from the Read More »
A complimentary planning tool is now available to help the nation’s nursing homes prepare for an influenza pandemic. The new resource is courtesy of Read More »
Healthcare spending in the United States grew 4% in 2009, to $2.5 trillion, or $8,086 per person—the slowest rate of growth in the 50-year history of Read More »
Medical experts have issued a warning about the common practice of tablet splitting after a study found that a large percentage of split pill Read More »
