Actor David Cassidy, 60, best known for his role as Keith Partridge on ’70s TV series The Partridge Family, will be appearing on NBC's Celebrity Read More »
States will see “significant” federal support in the effort of moving Medicaid beneficiaries out of institutions and into their own homes or other Read More »
Emeritus Senior Living, a national assisted living provider, is partnering with Life Care Funding Group to educate seniors about a financing option Read More »
Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., announced today that Bruce Yarwood, former president and CEO of the American Health Care Association (AHCA), has been Read More »
I think the average resident age here is about 55. Most of these residents eat and drink differently than older residents. Those who need to be Read More »
I don’t know where I’ve been, or under which rock I’ve been hiding, but I just learned that Guitar Hero will soon join pet rocks, Britney Spears, and Read More »
The ousting of Brian Lee, former director of the Florida Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, last week “dealt a severe blow” to the program’s Read More »
Everyone’s talking about the “senior tsunami,” the “age wave,” the “rockers with walkers” (I made that one up!), but is long-term care ready for the Read More »
In a satisfaction survey that polled more than 95,000 nurses in more than 600 healthcare settings, those in nursing homes turned out to be most Read More »
Genworth Financial today announced its collaboration with Mayo Clinic to offer a health education and wellness program specifically for long-term Read More »
Coming next month is Long-Term Living’s highly anticipated 15th Annual DESIGN Environments for Aging supplement. This yearly publication is a special Read More »
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) submitted testimony Friday before a House Workforce hearing Read More »
Here’s one of my first nursing home experiences from many years ago. I had not lived long in the nursing home when I heard about the sexual Read More »
Personally, I’m not a fan of “best of” lists. Of course, I’m not indicting all such reports, but I feel that some are loosely structured and based on Read More »
During 4Q10, the occupancy rate in nursing care properties declined 0.2 percentage points to 88.3% from 88.5% in 3Q10. This marginal quarterly Read More »
The use of antipsychotic medications in the treatment of dementia has significantly declined since 2003, according to a new study in the Archives of Read More »
The Johns Hopkins Brain Sciences Institute has funded a total of $5 million to 12 different research groups at Hopkins to launch the new Synapses, Read More »
It may be possible to speed the healing process of diabetic wounds, bed sore, chronic ulcers, and other wounds with a “promising new approach” to Read More »
It seems long-term care operators wield more influence over public opinion than previously considered—at least in the Sunshine State. The Miami Read More »
Kindred Healthcare, Inc., and RehabCare Group, Inc., today announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement under which Kindred will acquire Read More »
Like millions of American citizens, I took part in that annual rite of revelry last Sunday night: The viewing of the televised Super Bowl football Read More »
Many seniors with rheumatoid arthritis aren't receiving needed medications despite medical recommendations that patients receive early treatment, Read More »
A few weeks ago I was cruising through the nursing home when I saw two male residents pushing furniture up the hallway. Since they were not hurrying Read More »
Surprise, surprise: The elderly who reside in nursing homes wish to be actively engaged. Such is the theme of a recent blog from Susan Misiorski, Read More »
Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, sent a letter today to governors outlining the support available to Read More »
Compared with nonprofit hospice agencies, for-profit hospices have a higher percentage of patients with diagnoses associated with lower skilled care Read More »
The NFL has agreed to pay long-term care insurance premiums for retired players, according to a league announcement. The agreement was signed with Read More »
…for two good reasons. Yesterday, Pennsylvania and Ohio, despite being ardent supporters of numerous hometown sports teams, pinned their hopes on Read More »
In a recently released position paper, APIC—the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology—has recommended mandatory Read More »
Editor’s note: This is the moment you’ve surely all been waiting for: Gary Tetz is now blogging for Long-Term Living. Be sure to look for his posts Read More »
