The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hosting a live webcast at 1:15 p.m. EST today in the effort to remind and educate seniors about Read More »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services formally established this week a new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, created by the Read More »
For the third year, the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners (NCCDP) is offering a free, downloadable toolkit for the education of Read More »
The Pioneer Network is requesting proposals to be a guide and/or presenter at its 2011 National Conference taking place from August 1-4 in St. Read More »
It’s amazing to realize that the first Baby Boomers will be turning 65 in 2011. Regardless of where you fall in the Boomer timeline or how healthy Read More »
Never, ever in a marketing brochure would you see residents using either of these aids, and yet I encounter them on 50% of my projects. If you Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Stating that the 111th Congress was “too close to fail” on two issues critical to the continued delivery of senior care, the Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Twenty-four securities regulators across the U.S. will announce Wednesday during a live phone-based news conference that they have Read More »
A new national survey conducted by researchers from Indiana University and the Regenstrief Institute has found that while palliative care may be Read More »
I’ve written in this blog that my move has been difficult. But the transition is not over. I still have furniture, electronics, clothing, and other Read More »
As if long-term care (LTC) providers don’t have enough issues to keep them up nights, between adapting to the MDS 3.0 and fretting over the myriad Read More »
With the transition to MDS 3.0 and RUG-IV now complete, providers may be feeling relieved that they're finally prepared for the newly established Read More »
“News is news, but what do you do about it?”Turn to LTL for depth, analysis, perspective. CHICAGO-Ventas, Inc., announced late last month that it Read More »
“We've done everything but she keeps falling.” “But his balance is terrible and he might fall.” “With her medications, her chance of falling is Read More »
The Great Recession officially ended in June 2009, our nation's economists pronounced last month. Well, tell that to the millions of long-term Read More »
Healthcare reform-everyone's heard of it and everybody's aware that a sea of change is taking place with respect to healthcare coverage. The 2,400+ Read More »
As we are abundantly aware, our society routinely associates sex with youth, beauty, wellness, and vitality. Recent research findings as well as Read More »
Why do we use restraints? The usual response is that we use them so people will not fall. Do restraints, including alarms, prevent falls? Maybe Read More »
Among the many concerns of long-term care professionals, there is one problem that does not always get the attention it deserves. Every year in the Read More »
Long-term care developers are itching to build, imploring lenders to “show us the money” Like a post-acute resident in a skilled nursing facility, Read More »
Fall Prevention AHI of Indiana's Upright Fall Prevention System is a comprehensive approach to predict and prevent the occurrence of injurious Read More »
We've already lost confidence in our economy, government, news media, and eggs. Now at the risk of shattering your one remaining illusion, I'm going Read More »
Resident behaviors Upon first moving into a long-term care facility, I felt I had entered The Twilight Zone. The environment was noisy and the Read More »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rule in the Federal Register last month that would revise the requirements skilled Read More »
Max Schaffer is quick to tell you that he served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II for exactly 4 years, 8 months, and 11 days. His Read More »
The other day I had lunch with the CEO of a chain of nursing homes, and over crab cakes and salads, he brought up a news story about McDonald's Read More »
Five fatal flaws in prevention, management Pressure ulcers have numerous negative outcomes. They can cause physical pain and even result in Read More »
AL communities should review to reduce liability Property taxes can represent 15% to 20% of occupancy overhead costs. Like other major operating Read More »
Some of the nation’s Medicare beneficiaries could see cuts in rehabilitation services next year under a new policy unveiled last week by the Centers Read More »
