The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new National Quality Strategy earlier this week to create national aims and Read More »
The U.S. Department of Labor announced this week the release of the “Long-Term Care, Supports and Services Competency Model” for identifying core Read More »
Willson Hospice House, Albany, Georgia Ila Burdette, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Principal Perkins+Will Page 42 When Ila Burdette describes her experience Read More »
Webster's Dictionary defines a highway as a “main direct road.” So in healthcare for seniors, the corridors that link resident apartments to Read More »
Collaboration and community involvement are common themes in this year's DESIGN roundtable discussion. Jurors become particularly animated when Read More »
Such innovative and even award-winning design does not come easy. Participants in this year's DESIGN Showcase shared not only their project Read More »
Welcome to DESIGN's 2011 Citation of Merit winners' showcase. This year we present five outstanding senior living and long-term care projects that Read More »
Taylor Architectural Photography Beautiful surroundings contribute to a positive and healthy atmosphere in any setting. The perception of quality Read More »
During the DESIGN 2011 judging, while discussing the submissions with the other reviewers, I began to wonder when those involved in aging-specific Read More »
The impact of last week’s tsunami in Japan was felt around the world and our hearts go out to all of the people affected by this terrible tragedy. Read More »
Nursing home residents might have a new, effective way to let their voices be heard, according to a recent study by Penn Medicine researchers on a Read More »
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Tuesday announced a nationwide TV and radio campaign to educate consumers—specifically Read More »
Advances in design for senior living environments have never been more exciting or innovative. Collaboration among long-term care providers, Read More »
There are nearly 15 million Alzheimer's disease and dementia caregivers in the United States, according to the “2011 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Read More »
Critical gaps exist between older Americans who receive potentially lifesaving preventive services and those who do not, according to a new report Read More »
This has been a brutal winter throughout most of the country with unrelenting snowfall, rushing floodwaters, and bitterly cold temperatures. I’m Read More »
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA), and its membership division Dementia Care Professionals of America, recently teamed up with the Read More »
At first the behaviors of some of the residents in this facility frightened me. I thought the staff would use behavior modification techniques in Read More »
Adults aged 50 and older comprise 51.5% of all emergency department visits each year due to adverse reactions to medications, according to a study by Read More »
The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) released its 2011 edition of Assisted Living State Regulatory Review earlier this week finding that at Read More »
California leaders recently completed a 10-year state plan for combating Alzheimer's disease, which is estimated to double among Californians by the Read More »
Working in a service industry, we administrators give a great deal of ourselves to others—the staff, residents, and families. We encourage all Read More »
The American Medical Association (AMA) announced this week that it has dropped a lawsuit challenging the Federal Trade Commission’s efforts to extend Read More »
Across the largest 31 metropolitan markets, the penetration rate for nursing care beds is 12.2%, or approximately 12 nursing beds per every 100 aged Read More »
Policy journal Health Affairs, through the support of The SCAN Foundation, is launching a new long-term care-focused feature called “The Care Span,” Read More »
Two recent cuts to Medicare reimbursement—the first regulatory and the second statutory—can potentially decrease the overall median Medicare profit Read More »
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released Common Formats for skilled nursing facilities, currently available as a beta Read More »
One of the highly anticipated rites of spring here at Long-Term Living is our “call for entries” for the OPTIMA Award—an annual program that confers Read More »
