The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living announced the recipients of the organizations’ 2011 National Quality Read More »
St. Charles, Missouri, was the site of the 2011 annual convention for the Pioneer Network. This was the fourth Pioneer event I have attended; I had Read More »
Cynthia Morton pulls no punches when talking about the bum rap long-term care gets in the never-ending battle for healthcare dollars. As executive Read More »
Long-term care (LTC) does not lack for crusaders. Although the progressive forces in this field are little known to the general public, which tends Read More »
Aging is another step in the developmental journey of each person. At the Erickson School, we teach that there is still growth in the late stages Read More »
LeadingAge President Larry Minnix was before the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee yesterday, testifying on behalf of the Community Living Read More »
This blog was updated on February 28 at 8:20 EST with citations.LeadingAge, formerly AAHSA, has updated its annual compilation of facts, “Statistical Read More »
President Obama repeated in a news conference yesterday what his $3.7 trillion budget proposal for FY 2012 said on Monday: Medicare and Medicaid are Read More »
Larry Minnix addresses the 2009 American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) Annual Meeting in Chicago. Photos courtesy of Read More »
Editor’s note: The following is a guest commentary provided by the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living. Read More »
Any conversation with Larry Minnix is sure to have no shortage of quotable material, a fact anyone who has had the chance to share words with the man Read More »
I received an e-newsletter this morning from the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging with a reminder that on January 25th, the Read More »
Are you satisfied with the names on this list? Tell us who you think were most influential by contacting the editors at psheehan@iadvance... Read More »
Representatives for the nursing home industry have strongly criticized a new plan by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to slash 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 »
With the general election looming, organ-izations representing the long-term care community are working to create a political climate in Washington Read More »
President Bush's 2007 State of the Union address, delivered last month, included a clear definition of societal responsibilities for healthcare Read More »
The American Public Health Association (APHA) is the oldest and largest national organization devoted to research and debate on public health Read More »
BY JENNIFER B. CONA, ESQ. Beware of the Deficit Reduction ActA law seeking to reform long-term care financing can pose problems. Facilities should Read More »
PAUL WILLGINGsays... PACE can show us the way Let's face it; we have a healthcare delivery and financing system for America's elderly that appears Read More »
PAUL WILLGINGsays... Medicare is worth it, but be careful If Medicaid is going down the tubes, private pay is drying up, and long-term care Read More »
PAUL WILLGING says...It all comes down to education Having spent so much of my professional career in the public-policy arena, and now working in an Read More »
PAUL WILLGING says...Today's association upheavals put LTC unity at risk So what is going on in long-term care's trade associations? Upheaval seems Read More »
BY LOIS BEATTY, RN, BSN Empowering the CNAWith encouragement, CNAs can teach others Have you ever wished that there were enough resources and Read More »
