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Association Awards Maryland’s ‘2010 Administrator of the Year’ Honor

The Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM) selected 20-year industry veteran Donna Leister, PhD, administrator at FutureCare Cherrywood in Read More »

Judge Rules Insurance Mandate in Health Reform Unconstitutional

A federal judge in Virginia ruled earlier this week that the insurance mandate present in healthcare reform is unconstitutional. “The judge, Henry Read More »

When a director of nursing becomes the patient

On November 30, I found myself in a hospital bed with chest pain and shortness of breath. I was not allowed to get up on my own, I had no decisions Read More »

MDS 3.0 Section Q: A discharge planning paradigm shift

The October 1, 2010, implementation of the MDS 3.0 came with a few hiccups for directors of nursing (DONs) and their staff members to address. Read More »

Nursing homes: In the eye of the beholder

Note: This feature is a digest of an article that won this past September's “2010 GE Award For Best Research Paper” from the National Investment Read More »

Agents of the Prescriber

It's been 10 years since the Drug Enforcement Administration briefly mentioned in a Federal Register notice that long-term care nurses are not Read More »

Improving the Rehab Experience Through Design

The Jerry & Dolores Turco Medical Rehab Center LINCOLN PARK, NEW JERSEY PROJECT SUMMARY Type of Facility/Setting: Short-Term Rehab Facility Owner: Read More »

Keeping the faith

Long-term care owners and providers are engaged in an ongoing struggle to maintain solvent facilities and provide quality care while dodging waves of Read More »

Organizing the MDS office

A quiet, comfortable, well-ventilated, and properly illuminated office will foster more efficiency and accuracy. With the many changes in the Read More »

Money down the drain?

The pleasant smell of clean clothes, of clean sheets, of clean towels…. Processing laundry might be a back-of-the-house service but it is Read More »

Lawmakers use report to push for transparency in nursing home ownership; target large chains

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 »

A few minutes with Majd

An “Idea House” resident room equipped with technology upgrades. Last month I was privileged to meet with Majd Alwan, PhD, director of the Center Read More »

Product Focus (PDF opens in a new window)

Laundry Water Saver Pellerin Milnor's V-Series washer-extractors with 40- to 160-lb capacities now feature the new RinSave water saver software Read More »

Just one more question

Like Lieutenant Columbo, the great TV detective, Long-Term Living columnist Gary Tetz (Funny You Should Ask) always has one more question. In this Read More »

Feds crackdown on healthcare fraud

The U.S. government is strengthening its crackdown on practitioners who scam federal healthcare programs, with new muscle provided by the 2010 Read More »

Handling personal business

Years ago I gave up quite a bit when I moved into the nursing home. Leaving my home where everything was comfortable and convenient made me feel Read More »

MetLife discontinues sale of new LTC insurance

“News is news, but what do you do about it?” Turn to LTL for depth, analysis, perspective. NEW YORK-Following a review of its long-term care Read More »

Corporate Profiles (PDF opens in a new window)

Next month kicks off Long-Term Living’s 60th anniversary! To celebrate our “legacy of leadership,” we've planned a year's worth of special editorial Read More »

Association Offers 35,000 Walgreens Flu Shot Vouchers to Seniors in Upper Midwest

The American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest is offering 35,000 free Walgreens flu shot vouchers to older adults in Illinois, Minnesota, Read More »

HCP to Purchase All HCR ManorCare Real Estate for $6.1 Billion

Real estate investment trust HCP has signed an agreement to acquire all real estate assets of nursing home operator HCR ManorCare, Inc., for a Read More »

Boomers to inherit an estimated $8.4 trillion

Here’s a ray of sunshine amid all the bleak economic news of late: A study by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College for the Metlife Read More »

Younger, stronger wanderers

After being at this facility for a few months, the only wanderer I encountered was an elderly female resident with dementia who wants to find an Read More »

Are assisted living Main Streets the future or the past?

In the past few years we have seen a steady increase of “Main Street” concepts for assisted living and continuing care retirement communities. They Read More »

Avoiding relocation stress

Hurricane Katrina, a category 5 hurricane at peak strength, made landfall in the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005. The hurricane caused massive Read More »

Golden Living Launches Consulting Pharmacy Services Company

Nursing home provider Golden Living has established an in-house consulting pharmacy company—Golden Clinical Rx Services—which will focus on improving Read More »

Updated: Congress Passes 2011 Medicare ‘Doc Fix,’ Repeals Delay of RUG-IV

*This article was updated on December 10 to reflect changes to RUG-IV implementation.   Congress approved a bill Thursday morning that would prevent Read More »

Web Site Offers Info on Anxiety Disorders in Seniors

To help older adults deal with anxiety disorders, the National Institutes of Health has added a new topic to its seniors-focused Web site, Read More »

Long-term care residents: Growing old or growing young?

Earlier today, NPR broadcasted the findings of its Investigative Unit’s analysis of nursing home data from the Department of Health and Human Read More »

Study Details Long-Term Care Costs by State

MILWAUKEE—Northwestern Mutual released this week its “2010 Cost of Long-Term Care” study, which examines costs for home healthcare providers, Read More »

Determine your mortality while calculating the cost of care

As everyone else in the office spent today’s lunch gazing out at the impenetrable whiteness smothering Cleveland, I was happily sidetracked Read More »