The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology’s (APIC’s) has appointed an infection control specialist from Minnesota as Read More »
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded $34 million for projects focused on preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in Read More »
With a 35% increase in the number of U.S. adult day care centers from 2002 to today (per a MetLife study produced in collaboration with the National Read More »
ALEXANDRIA, VA.—Medicare beneficiaries will see cuts in rehabilitation services next year as new policies released yesterday under the 2011 Medicare Read More »
At my previous facility, I got a shower every day. The warm water relaxed my muscles, raised my spirits, and increased my circulation. It was a good Read More »
MCLEAN, VA.—Sunrise Senior Living has launched a national campaign to honor the service of veterans, reminding them of the government benefits they Read More »
As Americans grow older, they tend to become more emotionally stable—translating into longer, more productive lives, according to a new Stanford Read More »
“It’s an urban myth that our seniors are afraid of technology.” So declared Wayne Olson, senior vice president of Healthcare Operations and Read More »
As previewed in last month’s cover story, AAHSA has something a bit different for its members at this week’s annual meeting in Los Angeles: a social Read More »
Mac McMillan understands risk. The CEO of CynergisTek Inc., McMillan spent more than 20 years in the federal government—including time as a colonel Read More »
LOS ANGELES—Advancing its mission of advocacy, the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) kicked off its annual conference Read More »
ANNAPOLIS, MD.—The occupancy rate for seniors housing was unchanged this quarter, and the number of units under construction appears to be leveling, 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 »
Since 2003, National Memory Screening Day has focused on the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s (AFA) efforts to promote early detection of the Read More »
OK, that headline didn’t come out right. But I can’t think of any other way to put it: Emergency rooms are keeping up with the advanced care Read More »
WESTPORT, CONN.—Nursing home and assisted living rates rose significantly from 2009 to 2010, according to the MetLife Mature Market Institute “Market Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A recent analysis by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) found that the average American retirement savings Read More »
Emeritus Corporation, a national provider of senior living services, has agreed to purchase the Weston Group, Inc., and related entities, which Read More »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rule in last Friday’s Federal Register that would revise the requirements skilled Read More »
CHICAGO—Ventas, Inc., announced last Friday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all real estate assets of Atria Senior Living Read More »
Seniors are frequently the target of scam artists—from unscrupulous home repair contractors to questionable charitable groups. And now healthcare Read More »
I am beginning my fourth week at this behavior facility. When I first came, I was leery and somewhat frightened by the noise caused by other Read More »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday released an alert updating the MDS 3.0 validation report computer glitch. Programming Read More »
In a demanding economic environment, many providers want the payment process to their communities as easy to make as possible. When adult children Read More »
A webinar on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 Senior Care Survey results will be taking place Nov. 10, when the EPA discusses a new Read More »
Emeritus Corporation, a national provider of assisted living and memory care services, has signed two agreements with affiliates of HCP, Inc., to Read More »
November 11 is Veterans Day. Many vets are your residents and this holiday presents the perfect opportunity to honor them. From a recognition Read More »
While researching potential interview subjects for this month’s cover story on social media, it was mildly upsetting to learn that many long-term Read More »
In a study presented Tuesday at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 75th Annual Scientific meeting in San Antonio, researchers argued Read More »
Any marketing director in long-term care will tell you that urine kills. Not literally, but it will kill a facility’s move-in rate. Incontinence not Read More »
