Are you surprised 31 state attorneys general wrote to the Department of Health and Human Services calling for the suspension and revision of the Read More »
The beginning of September and its cooler mornings remind residents that their days on the facility's front porch will be over soon. This summer many Read More »
With the government’s plan to release $1.2 billion in stimulus grants next year for healthcare providers to adopt electronic health records, I Read More »
Become an LTL Reader Reactor The editors of Long-Term Living value your ideas and insights when choosing content for our magazine and Web site. Read More »
Taking a page from my industrial/organizational psychology colleagues, I've been thinking about easy, inexpensive ways to improve efficiency in Read More »
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is a systemic disorder that affects the skin and mucous membranes, usually caused by a severe drug reaction. SJS often Read More »
Hospice is one of the most successful healthcare programs that we have in the United States. It is rare to hear even one negative comment when Read More »
Reader submitted question: Once a list of potential candidates is narrowed, how can I make the in-person interview most beneficial? The interview Read More »
As senior living communities look for ways to improve the quality of life for their residents, “life skill stations” offer the opportunity to engage Read More »
Overbed Tables Space Tables offers a variety of options for your adjustable resident and activity room furnishings. The company's Overbed Tables Read More »
Organizations representing skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are warning that the potential impact of proposed Medicare reductions in healthcare Read More »
Regular exercise and physical activity have long been considered important for all age groups. But it's only been in recent years that we've learned Read More »
Increasing litigation and difficulty in insuring facilities have forced an increasing number of long-term care (LTC) providers to divert critical Read More »
The Long-Term Living Web site serves daily news focused on the LTC field. The news feed covers reports and studies, governance, views and news from Read More »
As governments prepare for the anticipated spread of the swine flu pandemic, a team of Italian researchers is suggesting elderly populations be last Read More »
What type of relationships should directors of nursing and other high-level leaders strive to have with our employees, and what characteristics Read More »
Receiving due recognition may seem uncommon for many in long-term care. That's why Long-Term Living gave readers the opportunity, via our Web site Read More »
Like the great TV detective Columbo, Long-Term Living columnist Gary Tetz (Funny You Should Ask) always has one more question. In this bimonthly Read More »
Two days after I became an emergency admit, I moved into this nursing home in Southeastern Ohio, at the age of 47. My former caregiver brought me Read More »
On July 29, U.S. Sens. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) and Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) introduced legislation to create an Office of the National Alzheimer's Project Read More »
In most cases I would describe myself as a pretty patient person. Notice I qualified that statement with “in most cases.” Patience is not a trait Read More »
Long-term care providers continue in a holding pattern awaiting the anticipated transition from MDS 2.0 to MDS 3.0. While exact specifications of Read More »
Since 1996, Long-Term Living has been honoring long-term care facilities that are proactive with programs that go “above and beyond” routine care Read More »
Movement is Medicine, a research-based participatory wellness awareness program exclusive to residents of Brookdale Senior Living communities, is Read More »
A unique and innovative telemedicine project is providing residents suffering with Parkinson's disease at the Presbyterian Home and Rehabilitation Read More »
I have heard many heartwarming nursing home stories about staff doing special things for residents. But one of them stands out. A resident named Read More »
I'd like to thank Kathleen Carroll for sending in this beautiful story about how the nursing home staff eased the pain of saying goodbye for both her Read More »
A report released recently from the Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Commerce entitled “An Aging World: 2008” Read More »
When I read about nursing homes in the news, it's likely to be a disturbing report on nursing home abuse or neglect that makes me understand why Read More »
