One of the things I love best about being a DON is, if I take the time to listen, I can learn great lessons from my certified nursing assistants. Read More »
The Baby Boomers, of which I am a member, have been analyzed and documented and marketed to relentlessly since the first wave of World War II U.S. Read More »
Researchers examining a national sample of more than 13,500 nursing home residents found that those with serious mental illness were 24% less likely Read More »
CRL Senior Living Communities announced today a new corporate partnership program that will allow companies to offer a family discount on long-term Read More »
Use of electronic health records by hospitals across the United States has had only a limited effect on improving the quality of medical care, Read More »
Managed Health Care Associates, Inc., a group purchasing organization (GPO) serving healthcare providers and specifically long-term care pharmacies, Read More »
I guess the stars don’t just shine in Tinseltown anymore. As of January 1, California nursing homes are required to post their Five-Star Quality Read More »
Over the past few years, alcohol dispensers along with hand washing sinks have become the standard in most healthcare settings. To a large extent it Read More »
It was very important for me to have a working computer when I came here. My sister set it up quickly, but it had to be makeshift: there’s only one Read More »
GE and Intel Corporation today announced the title of their healthcare joint venture, “Intel-GE Care Innovations LLC,” or Care Innovations for short, Read More »
PharMerica Corporation, a national provider of institutional pharmacy and hospital pharmacy management services, has acquired the assets of Lone Star Read More »
David Oatway, RN, MPH The technology required in long-term care must be actively managed. The time has passed when allowing the computer systems Read More »
When the lame duck Congress last month gave a one-year reprieve to Medicare doctors who were facing a 25% payment cut this month, it also overturned Read More »
Several years ago, while attending a meeting of a local woman's club, the oldest in the group, who was nearly 85 years old, said something very Read More »
In a study last year that garnered a surprisingly small amount of buzz, BCC Research reported that the global market for elder care technology Read More »
There is growing evidence that the design of the built environment, by itself and in combination with organizational policies and procedures, has a Read More »
At the Erickson School, our mission is to educate a community of leaders who will improve society by enhancing the lives of older adults. Our Read More »
I love fresh starts. I consider myself expert at them. Come January 1, I jump out of bed (if I haven't overindulged the previous evening), and set Read More »
Are you satisfied with the names on this list? Tell us who you think were most influential by contacting the editors at psheehan@iadvance... Read More »
Here's a little nugget of inconvenient truth you won't find nestled in the lyrics of “Frosty the Snowman”-the holiday season is a perverse and Read More »
As noted in the September 2010 issue of Long-Term Living (“Old law-New problem,” p. 32), the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division has Read More »
Fall Management Crest Healthcare Supply's Fall Fighter Fall Management products include a String Monitor, Bed and Chair Monitors, along with sensor Read More »
Did you know that a staggering 69% of the world's almost seven billion people play video games where players of all ages enter a virtual environment Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI), chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, announced earlier this week the passage of S.118 under Read More »
It will soon be 2011 and we all will have to account to Uncle Sam for our 2010 income. Preparing your own tax return is a challenge for anyone, Read More »
While it should never be the aim of a magazine to “stir the pot” for the sake of controversy, in the case of Long-Term Living’s upcoming January Read More »
Editor’s note: An appreciative reader recently contacted Long-Term Living in search of her favorite Richard Peck editorial from a decade ago. Read More »
With the glut of major holidays nearly upon us, Long-Term Living will not be publishing news or blogs during the week of December 27-31. We’ll be Read More »
CLEVELAND—Mark Smith, 45, co-editor of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and executive director of the American Aging Association, was killed Sunday Read More »
