Researchers at the University of Missouri have discovered a series of indicators, other than changes in mood, which are associated with the Read More »
NEW YORK—Following a review of its long-term care insurance business, MetLife announced today that it will discontinue the sale of new coverage. Read More »
Following the change of majority in the House of Representatives on November 2, Republicans are looking to stall healthcare reform. Promises were Read More »
Here’s a novel way to increase occupancy: Give your rooms away. That’s what Emeritus Senior Living is doing with a new sweepstakes in which one Read More »
Susan was recently invited to Australia to speak to the state offices of the Alzheimer’s Association, local providers, and other interested parties Read More »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rule last week to help states reduce improper payments for Medicaid healthcare claims Read More »
NEW YORK—With more than half a million direct-care workers, California is home to the nation’s largest numbers of personal care attendants, home Read More »
At the beginning of October, I heard loud voices coming from the front lobby. This facility has a glassed-in cubicle outside the business office Read More »
The editors of Long-Term Living are constantly on the lookout for newsworthy or educational content for our print publication and Web site. I often Read More »
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA—Ninety-four percent of Americans are concerned about a looming Medicare cut to doctors, according to a new American Medical Read More »
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology’s (APIC’s) has appointed an infection control specialist from Minnesota as Read More »
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded $34 million for projects focused on preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in Read More »
With a 35% increase in the number of U.S. adult day care centers from 2002 to today (per a MetLife study produced in collaboration with the National Read More »
At my previous facility, I got a shower every day. The warm water relaxed my muscles, raised my spirits, and increased my circulation. It was a good Read More »
ALEXANDRIA, VA.—Medicare beneficiaries will see cuts in rehabilitation services next year as new policies released yesterday under the 2011 Medicare Read More »
MCLEAN, VA.—Sunrise Senior Living has launched a national campaign to honor the service of veterans, reminding them of the government benefits they Read More »
As Americans grow older, they tend to become more emotionally stable—translating into longer, more productive lives, according to a new Stanford Read More »
“It’s an urban myth that our seniors are afraid of technology.” So declared Wayne Olson, senior vice president of Healthcare Operations and Read More »
As previewed in last month’s cover story, AAHSA has something a bit different for its members at this week’s annual meeting in Los Angeles: a social Read More »
Mac McMillan understands risk. The CEO of CynergisTek Inc., McMillan spent more than 20 years in the federal government—including time as a colonel Read More »
LOS ANGELES—Advancing its mission of advocacy, the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) kicked off its annual conference Read More »
ANNAPOLIS, MD.—The occupancy rate for seniors housing was unchanged this quarter, and the number of units under construction appears to be leveling, Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Between 1998 to 2008, private investment firms acquired 1,876 nursing homes, with 10 large firms accounting for 89% of the Read More »
Since 2003, National Memory Screening Day has focused on the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s (AFA) efforts to promote early detection of the Read More »
OK, that headline didn’t come out right. But I can’t think of any other way to put it: Emergency rooms are keeping up with the advanced care Read More »
WESTPORT, CONN.—Nursing home and assisted living rates rose significantly from 2009 to 2010, according to the MetLife Mature Market Institute “Market Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A recent analysis by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) found that the average American retirement savings Read More »
Emeritus Corporation, a national provider of senior living services, has agreed to purchase the Weston Group, Inc., and related entities, which Read More »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rule in last Friday’s Federal Register that would revise the requirements skilled Read More »
CHICAGO—Ventas, Inc., announced last Friday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all real estate assets of Atria Senior Living Read More »
