The final countdown is on for long-term care providers to submit their OPTIMA Award entries. Submissions are due this Friday, May 27. Long-Term Read More »
While most of what we hear in mainstream media about those who work in long-term care is not positive, what we have experienced is that employees who Read More »
A nursing home operator in Joplin, Mo., reported 11 fatalities at his facility in the aftermath of a devastating tornado that ripped through the Read More »
Snap, crackle—those are the words that always come to mind when I think of Paul Willging. It was no exception this week when I learned of his death Read More »
Here’s some background for those who haven’t kept up with this blog for the past three years: I am 62 and an incomplete quadriplegic. I have normal Read More »
Seniors have lost almost one-third of their buying power since 2000, according to the Annual Survey of Senior Costs released by advocacy group The Read More »
A federal appeals court in Louisville has upheld a $101.6 million damage award to real estate investment trust Ventas, Inc., in its case against HCP Read More »
In November 2010, Greenspring, an Erickson Living community in Springfield, Va., offered a new program—Live the Life—that actually lets potential Read More »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Tuesday three healthcare reform initiatives designed to facilitate the creation of Accountable Read More »
Managers in long-term care facilities have multiple responsibilities in the governance and operation of their organizations, and they therefore have Read More »
The American Health Care Association (AHCA) has selected Jeff Myers, a former congressional aide specializing in health policy, as its new senior Read More »
Long-term care owners and operators must constantly navigate a minefield of potential lawsuits. Vincent Marsella has seen it all. As an attorney with Read More »
Elderly patients with heart failure who need skilled nursing care after hospital discharge are often sicker, at higher risk for poor outcomes and are Read More »
The annual status of the Social Security and Medicare programs released by the federal government show Medicare’s main trust fund will be depleted by Read More »
More than a year has passed since I bought my 2002 minivan, which is adapted for wheelchair use, and I began wondering when it would need repairs. I Read More »
Real Capital Analytics (RCA), a global research firm, and the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry (NIC) announced a Read More »
The cost to receive care in assisted living facilities and nursing homes increased over the past year, according to Genworth Financial's “2011 Cost Read More »
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Wednesday a series of initiatives to improve access to Medicare data and better Read More »
I wonder if supervisors in long-term care facilities realize that their staff members often only live up to the “boss’s” expectations. If we expect Read More »
A new report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) evaluating the extent to which nursing home residents receive atypical antipsychotic drugs Read More »
The American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination (AANAC) has received national accreditation as a provider of continuing nursing education Read More »
At almost every design meeting with a new client the question gets asked about how I feel about carpet tile vs. broadloom carpet with a moisture Read More »
Nurses who care for patients with dementia may soon have access to a tailored approach to dental hygiene for their charges, according to a new pilot Read More »
I felt a bit sad Saturday morning when I returned to my room after breakfast. The next day was Mother's Day and I did miss my mother even though she Read More »
Judah L. Ronch When we create environments for people to come and live in, we are creating much more than the physical surroundings. We are Read More »
Tamar Abell Government investigations of today's 17,000 skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are increasing and, unfortunately, as a result so are Read More »
Healthcare providers have gained unprecedented flexibility to collect and access resident and patient data from outside the walls of the facility. Read More »
