A federal judge in Virginia ruled earlier this week that the insurance mandate present in healthcare reform is unconstitutional. “The judge, Henry Read More »
On November 30, I found myself in a hospital bed with chest pain and shortness of breath. I was not allowed to get up on my own, I had no decisions Read More »
The October 1, 2010, implementation of the MDS 3.0 came with a few hiccups for directors of nursing (DONs) and their staff members to address. Read More »
Note: This feature is a digest of an article that won this past September's “2010 GE Award For Best Research Paper” from the National Investment Read More »
It's been 10 years since the Drug Enforcement Administration briefly mentioned in a Federal Register notice that long-term care nurses are not Read More »
The Jerry & Dolores Turco Medical Rehab Center LINCOLN PARK, NEW JERSEY PROJECT SUMMARY Type of Facility/Setting: Short-Term Rehab Facility Owner: Read More »
Long-term care owners and providers are engaged in an ongoing struggle to maintain solvent facilities and provide quality care while dodging waves of Read More »
A quiet, comfortable, well-ventilated, and properly illuminated office will foster more efficiency and accuracy. With the many changes in the Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Between 1998 to 2008, private investment firms acquired 1,876 nursing homes, with 10 large firms accounting for 89% of the Read More »
An “Idea House” resident room equipped with technology upgrades. Last month I was privileged to meet with Majd Alwan, PhD, director of the Center Read More »
Laundry Water Saver Pellerin Milnor's V-Series washer-extractors with 40- to 160-lb capacities now feature the new RinSave water saver software Read More »
Like Lieutenant Columbo, the great TV detective, Long-Term Living columnist Gary Tetz (Funny You Should Ask) always has one more question. In this Read More »
The U.S. government is strengthening its crackdown on practitioners who scam federal healthcare programs, with new muscle provided by the 2010 Read More »
Years ago I gave up quite a bit when I moved into the nursing home. Leaving my home where everything was comfortable and convenient made me feel Read More »
“News is news, but what do you do about it?” Turn to LTL for depth, analysis, perspective. NEW YORK-Following a review of its long-term care Read More »
Next month kicks off Long-Term Living’s 60th anniversary! To celebrate our “legacy of leadership,” we've planned a year's worth of special editorial Read More »
The American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest is offering 35,000 free Walgreens flu shot vouchers to older adults in Illinois, Minnesota, Read More »
Real estate investment trust HCP has signed an agreement to acquire all real estate assets of nursing home operator HCR ManorCare, Inc., for a Read More »
Here’s a ray of sunshine amid all the bleak economic news of late: A study by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College for the Metlife Read More »
After being at this facility for a few months, the only wanderer I encountered was an elderly female resident with dementia who wants to find an Read More »
In the past few years we have seen a steady increase of “Main Street” concepts for assisted living and continuing care retirement communities. They Read More »
Hurricane Katrina, a category 5 hurricane at peak strength, made landfall in the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005. The hurricane caused massive Read More »
Nursing home provider Golden Living has established an in-house consulting pharmacy company—Golden Clinical Rx Services—which will focus on improving Read More »
*This article was updated on December 10 to reflect changes to RUG-IV implementation. Congress approved a bill Thursday morning that would prevent Read More »
Earlier today, NPR broadcasted the findings of its Investigative Unit’s analysis of nursing home data from the Department of Health and Human Read More »
MILWAUKEE—Northwestern Mutual released this week its “2010 Cost of Long-Term Care” study, which examines costs for home healthcare providers, Read More »
As everyone else in the office spent today’s lunch gazing out at the impenetrable whiteness smothering Cleveland, I was happily sidetracked Read More »
While half of women at age 65 will likely live beyond age 85, 92% of female retirees and 89% of female pre-retirees do not plan far enough in the Read More »
