I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More »
My journey towards diagnosis continued last week when I went for a PET/CAT scan. I was familiar with the CAT scan but I have not had a PET scan. The Read More »
You may have seen the breathless news reports about Kaiser Permanente’s disciplining of twenty-three employees for unauthorized access to Nadya Read More »
Of all the topics discussed at Environments for Aging this week (March 29-31), the Green House concept seemed to have created the most buzz. It Read More »
Although the weather in Boston started off a little foggy, the Environments for Aging speakers came with a clear goal: our most frail and elderly Read More »
Savings-not only in insurance and worker's compensation dollars, but in reduced problems for residents and staff-accrued in a major way with the Read More »
Like the great TV detective Columbo, Long-Term Living columnist Gary Tetz (Funny You Should Ask) always has one more question. In this bimonthly Read More »
Project Summary Type of Facility/Setting: Continuing Care Retirement Community Owner: The University of Alabama, (800) 799-5099 Chief Administrator: Read More »
Administrators who have distinguished themselves by meeting or exceeding defined, stringent performance standards will be recognized at The American Read More »
What do you think of when you hear the term “well-being”? Does it imply happiness? Do we need perfect health to obtain it? The concept of well-being Read More »
Organizations representing various sectors of the nursing home and long-term care community have urged Congress to include improvements in long-term Read More »
An upgraded Medicare program to cover all Americans would create 2.6 million jobs and add $100 billion in wages and $317 billion in business and Read More »
Rope Dressings Made by Ferris Mfg. Corp., PolyMem Wic Silver Rope is used to manage cavity and tunneling wounds, including stages III and IV Read More »
The Long-Term Living Web site serves daily news focused on the LTC field. The news feed covers reports and studies, governance, views and news from Read More »
Wheelchair/Equipment Washer Multipurpose equipment washer sanitizes up to 20 wheelchairs in one hour! One-button operation, portable, 110-volt Read More »
The Bush administration, in a last-minute ruling, prohibited state health departments and contractors from providing information in private lawsuits Read More »
Every day brings more bad news in the credit markets affecting virtually every sector of the economy, including healthcare. Even the aging of the Read More »
Nothing lasts forever (although sometimes it may seem that way). As of this issue I will be stepping down as editor-in-chief of Long-Term Living, Read More »
I read with interest a fellow blogger’s article comparing prison security with nursing home security. Nursing homes have no bars but they do need to Read More »
Maintaining a pleasant, friendly atmosphere in your long-term care facility is a top priority. The way a place smells can be as important as the way Read More »
Why in the world would I suggest the people who are responsible for the care of our most vulnerable take a lesson from those responsible for the Read More »
I have been waiting for my lymph node biopsy results since February 26. With each passing day I wondered what was taking so long. I had no follow up Read More »
A new bill in the Illinois General Assembly could dramatically change the way nursing homes operate in Illinois. Under Senate Bill 321, proposed by Read More »
I bought my 1985 van in 1986 secondhand. My sister told me about the newspaper ad for a full size, lift equipped Chevy van with a raised roof. I had Read More »
On March 4, nearly 5,000 members of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) and its supporters flooded the United States Read More »
A report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed what many nursing home residents and employees already know—pressure Read More »
