Ingrid Johnson Serio, RN, BSN, MPP Traveling to a foreign, non-English-speaking country can make for a wonderful adventure-if you traverse the Read More »
Jane Kirk, RN, MSN, CIC Sherrie Dornberger, RN, CDONA, FACDONA Have you ever been at a meeting or conference and overheard someone say, “We have Read More »
NON-INVASIVE THERMOMETER The Exergen TemporalScanner TAT-2000 is a noninvasive thermometer used in long-term care facilities that is gentle enough Read More »
Judah L. Ronch, PhD We have looked at language and its importance before, but what about policy implications? Is it possible to mandate the way we Read More »
Our long, hot summer has finally come to an end and I'm not just talking about the weather. For months providers have felt the heat from Medicare Read More »
Cutting Medicare annually for the next decade by 2 percent each year would save the federal government $123 billion, according to a Congressional Read More »
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today released its final rule for the Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program, a Read More »
Higher flu vaccination rates for healthcare personnel can dramatically reduce the threat of flu outbreak among nursing home residents, according to a Read More »
The Long-Term Living team is packing up its reporter’s notebooks and walking shoes in preparation for the busy fall conference season. First stop: Read More »
The congressional “super committee” responsible for finding $1.5 trillion to cut from the federal deficit or else initiate across-the-board cuts to Read More »
Enrolling overweight and obese Baby Boomers with prediabetes between the ages of 60 and 64 into specific community-based weight loss programs could Read More »
Things got even more interesting this week between the top two U.S. institutional pharmacy services providers when Omnicare Inc. filed suit against Read More »
The final SNF PPS rule for FY2012 published in August will cause all operational professionals to stop and think about their implementation plans for Read More »
In a surprise move, a three-judge panel of a federal appeals court based in Virginia has tossed out one of the most prominent challenges to the Read More »
A report released jointly today by AARP's Public Policy Institute, The Commonwealth Fund and The SCAN Foundation shows most states are struggling to Read More »
Conflicting feelings flooded the news and Web this past weekend, for Robert Stewart, who killed eight people in a North Carolina nursing home in Read More »
Amid lackluster second quarter economic data and increasing uncertainty about future economic growth, assisted living fundamentals remained Read More »
Seattle-based Cascade Healthcare, a joint venture between investor Columbia Pacific Advisors and U.S. senior living provider Emeritus Corporation, Read More »
More than 250 Sunrise Senior Living communities are hosting educational events for family caregivers this year on World Alzheimer’s Day, September Read More »
A new study shows that simple pain relievers may be a better option for dementia patients being treated with antipsychotic medications. Agitation is Read More »
A profusion of blood vessels within the brain may explain the destructive nature of Alzheimer’s disease, according to scientists at the University of Read More »
Kindred Healthcare, Inc., announced last week that it has acquired Professional HealthCare, LLC, a provider of home health, hospice, private nursing Read More »
It’s one thing to have industry peers tout your successes but it can be especially sweet and validating when an outsider sings your praises. That Read More »
In a decision that would make it easier for certified nursing assistants to unionize, the National Labor Relations Board has voted to overturn a 1991 Read More »
Last weekend’s hurricane left in its turbulent wake dozens of healthcare facilities dealing with the aftermath of a massive evacuation effort. It Read More »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday released a sizable update (V1.07) to the Resident Assessment Instrument Manual scheduled Read More »
New statistics released by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) show the rate of federal prosecutions for healthcare fraud during Read More »
A decline in an older adult’s hearing ability may accelerate brain atrophy and increase the necessary effort exerted to comprehend speech, according Read More »
When I moved from the clinical and diagnostic side of healthcare as a medical technologist to publishing, I brought with me a legacy of training in Read More »
