Today Peter S. Reed, PhD, MPH, took the helm at Pioneer Network as the organization’s new executive director. In a message to his membership, Reed Read More »
Bloomberg yesterday released the results of a national poll it conducted last weekend showing that a majority of Americans feel they would be worse Read More »
Certified nursing assistants’ (CNAs) attitudes toward job satisfaction and their overall wellness are better predictors of employee turnover than pay Read More »
The world market for wound care products grew 6.2 percent in 2010—reaching $14.9 billion in revenues—and can expect to grow nearly 7 percent this Read More »
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), to correct what it terms “flaws” in its regulations, has proposed new rules that would speed up union Read More »
Five consumer and healthcare provider groups released a study Wednesday highlighting the significant impacts that proposed spending cuts in federal Read More »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 1 will roll out an initiative to crack down on waste, fraud and abuse, it announced. Using Read More »
When it comes to providing care for LTC residents, one size does not necessarily fit all. In today’s nursing homes, care is provided to people from a Read More »
Researchers are unconvinced that negative-pressure wound therapy is better than conventional wound care in promoting healing, according to a Read More »
Since joining the staff of Long-Term Living almost a year ago, I’ve learned a lot about others’ attitudes toward aging and, in particular, their Read More »
Healthcare facility administrators and physicians report that the most serious obstacle they face in forming Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) is Read More »
Before I was a nursing home resident I had been a jewelry collector. Since my jewelry was eventually stored offsite, I bought myself a few new items Read More »
The growth of long-term care liability costs can be attributed to a 4% annual increase in the average claim size, according to a study by Aon Read More »
In Westchester County, New York, a Health and Wellness Fair was held at Willow Towers Assisted Living, part of United Hebrew of New Rochelle. It is Read More »
Several government health officials announced Thursday the release of the National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy (PDF), a plan aimed at Read More »
Perhaps my favorite philosophers, the Bee Gees, said it best. How can you mend a broken heart? How can a loser ever win? It’s hard to write Read More »
California's more than half a million rural elders are far more likely to be overweight or obese, physically inactive and food insecure than their Read More »
Family caregivers who take time off to look after aging relatives are losing an estimated $3 trillion dollars nationally in wages, pension and Social Read More »
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In a letter sent to state Medicaid directors last Friday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) clarified that the agencies can offer Read More »
Four years ago I was recovering from a mastectomy. It was my second bout with breast cancer in 16 years. Even though my doctor said it was unrelated, Read More »
Urinary incontinence affects senior citizens’ quality of life to a greater degree than diabetes, arthritis and many other chronic conditions, Read More »
Private equity firm The Carlyle Group will soon take HCR ManorCare public with a roughly $500 million initial public offering, according to a Reuters Read More »
Positron emission tomography (PET) scans, a form of molecular imaging that detects beta amyloid plaques in the brain, may be available for use in the Read More »
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Monday announced a new Affordable Care Act (ACA) initiative that will spend an estimated $42 Read More »
Healthcare expenses, inflation and outliving their money are the top three financial concerns that the majority (78%) of America's middle-income Baby Read More »
Newly proposed rules from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would allow Medicare and private sector claims data to be used to Read More »
Worldwide emergency response plans for natural disasters must account for the age-related needs of older adults, according to a new study in the Read More »
I was very warm this past winter, probably because the injections I get to prevent breast cancer recurrence can cause hot flashes. It was so warm Read More »
