The New Wave of Foodservice Technology in Senior Care

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The NoBull Piece Prize

When I moved from the clinical and diagnostic side of healthcare as a medical technologist to publishing, I brought with me a legacy of training in Read More »

Seniors benefit from memory fitness program

A new study has found that a memory fitness program offered to older adults in their senior living communities helped improve their ability to Read More »

The 4 elements of a strategic marketing plan

A blog is not enough space to do justice to the creation of a strategic marketing plan. However, I’m confident that I can give you a good overview of Read More »

Ad campaign pushes ‘care not cuts’ for nursing homes

The American Health Care Association and the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care have partnered with AHCA’s Florida state affiliate to run the Read More »

NYC Mayor Bloomberg orders nursing home evacuations before Irene hits

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg at a press conference Thursday ordered eight nursing homes and five hospitals in Zone A low-lying areas to Read More »

Spicing up senior living kitchens

With the increasing popularity of the Food Network, one can find shows on celebrity chefs, recipe ideas for that perfect party, bizarre foods of the Read More »

CBO report: Expect one-year delay on CLASS

In its annual economic outlook report, the Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday hinted toward a possible delay of the voluntary long-term care Read More »

PharMerica shoots down Omnicare’s $716 million acquisition bid

Pharmacy services provider PharMerica Corporation publicly confirmed Tuesday that it had received and rejected an “unsolicited” acquisition bid from Read More »

HHS reveals bundled payment initiative for Medicare providers

Doctors, hospitals and other healthcare providers, including post-acute care providers, can look forward to a new initiative aimed at bundling Read More »

Court rules Ventas may collect $102 million judgment

Healthcare real estate investment trust Ventas, Inc., said in a statement Monday that a federal court has ruled that the company may immediately Read More »

High-salt diets, limited exercise increase risk of cognitive decline in seniors

Older adults who lead sedentary lifestyles and consume a lot of sodium in their diet may be putting themselves at risk for more than just heart Read More »

Poll: Californians financially unprepared for long-term care

California’s struggling economy has set voters up to be unprepared for future financial burdens, specifically the cost of long-term care, according Read More »

Medicare Advantage program might be overwhelming to seniors

The large variety of managed care plans offered by the Medicare Advantage program may be counter-productive for beneficiaries, particularly those Read More »

A nursing home resident’s journal

I had only been living in a nursing home for several months when I began working to improve my daily routine and shake off loneliness. At that time, Read More »

One year later: Administrators speak out on 3.0

Last August, Long-Term Living gauged the mood and outlook of four administrators as they readied their teams for one of the largest operational Read More »

Excess fat in elderly shortens life expectancy, contrary to past studies

While past studies have shown that persons in their seventies who carried a few extra pounds live longer than their thinner counterparts, a new study Read More »

Technology Products

WEB-BASED ANALYTICS eHealth Data Solutions has introduced a new feature to its flagship product, CareWatch: Readmission Watch. In addition to Read More »

‘The Six Million Dollar Dog’

Gary Tetz When I was a strapping young lad of 14 or so, one of my favorite TV shows was The Six Million Dollar Man. Read More »

A manager’s guide to labor cost management

Labor is a provider's largest expense, and one that historically has not been managed as well as it could and should be.For many providers, Read More »

Tool of change and challenges

This time last summer, skilled nursing providers across the country were in the throes of planning for the October implementation of MDS Read More »

Does anyone out there care?

Janet Gerber, RN-BC Mathematically, I have always “assumed” that if you were dividing a whole into “quarters” that would mean you would have four Read More »

Modern medicine with a heart

V. Tellis-Nayak, PhD It seems to be a variation on a familiar theme. Still, this remarkable story deserves to be told and re-told. Argentina-born Read More »

Is your future cloudy?

The progression of healthcare documentation has evolved from paper to stand-alone computers, mainframe/mini computers to networked computers, and Read More »

New approaches to wound care

James G. Spahn, MD, FACS Pressure ulcers are a significant problem across all healthcare settings in the United States. Annually, 2.5 million Read More »

Using the MDS 3.0 to promote culture change

My great-grandmother suffered from Alzheimer's disease. I say she suffered because she was what was referred to as a “yeller,” often calling out and Read More »

Community

Fresh faces on the LTL blog Read More »

Begin with a circle…

AnnaMarie Barba (third from left) and residents relax and socialize in the comfortable Summer House lounge. The heartbreaking, yet gradual, Read More »

Rehabilitation: Then and now

As an LTC professional since 1975, I have seen the pendulum swing, sway, get stuck in place, fall off and even be nonexistent at times. In 1980, I Read More »

The IDT in care planning

Judah L. Ronch, PhD In a recent draft report on the work of The Food and Dining Clinical Standards Task Force, (convened by the Pioneer Network Read More »

Accommodating bariatric residents

Betty Markway, RN, MSN Yishih J. Chang, MSIE, CQE, CPHQ Donna Mehrle, MPH, RD, LD When it comes to providing care for long-term care (LTC) Read More »