Not-for-profit integrated health system Sentara Healthcare has become a 12 percent partner in long-term care pharmacy management company NuScriptRX and also now has a seat on the NuScriptRX board. Read More »
NorthStar Realty wins the battle to acquire the nimble Griffin-American, adding a portfolio of properties in the United States and Britain. Read More »
Are remodels or construction upheavals in your future? Intelligent project planning can get your refurbs done without bulldozing your residents’ lives. [Includes photo gallery] Read More »
Consumer demands and the promise of millions of incoming baby boomers have triggered expansions and new construction in senior living communities. But how many of them will go bankrupt before the boomers get there? Read More »
In long-term care, advance directives, medical power of attorney, living will and so on are acquired during the admissions process. Their importance becomes more relevant as resident experiences changes in health status. Read More »
The expanded Brookdale Senior Living Inc. now operates in 46 states via 1,100 communities covering the full spectrum of senior living options. Read More »
The quality of a long-term care facility is enhanced by administrators educated in the operations and best practices necessary to run a person-focused organization. Administrator-in-training programs offer specialized training and field experience. Read More »
You cannot retaliate against an employee just because he or she exercised the right to demand a safe work environment and perhaps filed a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. But here's what you can do. Read More »
AMDA's executive director has been chosen to help screen nominations for a national award that recognizes organizational innovation and performance excellence. Read More »
New federal guidance outlines the responsibilities and actions a facility needs to take when it suspects a resident is a victim of a financial crime. Read More »
Five new directors join seven officers and 12 members of the Assisted Living Federation of America board to help the organization execute a plan to increase advocacy efforts and other initiatives to address an evolving marketplace. Read More »
Medicare and Social Security Boards of Trustees today released reports predicting the financial future of funds that support benefits, and they offered suggestions for addressing challenges. Read More »
Ed McMahon, PhD, will receive the Mary K. Ousley Champion of Quality Award from the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living at the organization's 2014 annual meeting. Read More »
You can learn a lot from those who love you, those who like you and those who hate you. Put that knowledge to work to improve your financial well-being. Read More »
Bring staff on board to apply reliability principles in their efforts to prevent and control the incidents of infection in the congregate setting of long-term care. Read More »
Is it an emergency? Does the resident need assistance? Is it an equipment malfunction? These questions cannot be answered unless staff responds to call lights. Read More »
A new analysis finds that obstetricians/gynecologists, thoracic surgeons, primary care physicians and others are being reimbursed by Medicare for offering group and individual psychotherapy services to those living in intermediate and long-term care facilities. Read More »
Current Medicare requirements challenge home healthcare, but a new initiative is identifying infrastructure, workforce, research, technology and policy needs to facilitate change. Read More »
Legal scholars and human rights advocates have released a proposal that aims to legally protect older adults under international human rights law. Read More »
The new International Caregivers Association (ICA) offers techniques, support and training to all caregivers and providers involved with the care of people suffering from dementia care. Read More »
Overall seniors housing occupancy rates are up in the second quarter of this year compared with the previous quarter—spurred by the independent living sector, but occupancy rates are down in nursing care and assisted living communities, according to data released today by the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry's MAP Data and Analysis Service. Read More »
It’s not news that America is aging—and rapidly. The aging marketplace will present itself with a growing number of opportunities in providing supports, services and care campuses. Read More »
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services have announced an Elder Justice Roadmap "for tackling the highest priority challenges to elder abuse prevention and prosecution." Read More »
The judges have finished their tallies, and the results are in. A program for stimulating residents' eagerness and ability to learn and explore is the winner of Long-Term Living's OPTIMA Award for 2014. Find out who won, and stay tuned for our continuing coverage of the winning program. Read More »
