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 »
The importance of the long-term care (LTC) mission and this hyperintensive regulatory environment requires constant vigilance and hard work. As Read More »
LeadingAge President Larry Minnix was before the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee yesterday, testifying on behalf of the Community Living Read More »
President Obama’s controversial appointment of Dr. Donald Berwick as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) during the Read More »
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act may prove to be the single most impactful piece of legislation for post-acute care since the Social Read More »
Long-term care professionals are using a variety of approaches to streamline work within the MDS 3.0 assessment process implemented last October. 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 »
There is no denying that healthcare reform continues to be at the forefront of everyone's mind these days. With the recent changes in the House of 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 »
Diane Carter, RN, MSN, CS The MDS 3.0 demands that you focus on resident voice and choice. But the MDS, Care Area Assessments (CAAs), and care Read More »
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) enforces equal employment opportunity laws. This most prominently includes Executive Read More »
Failure to maintain compliance with applicable rules and regulations can be costly to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The Office of Inspector 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-mail this morning containing a link to a New York Times blog titled, “Report Questions Nursing Home Charges,” by Paula Span, which 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 »
I guess the stars don’t just shine in Tinseltown anymore. As of January 1, California nursing homes are required to post their Five-Star Quality 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 »
As noted in the September 2010 issue of Long-Term Living (“Old law-New problem,” p. 32), the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division has Read More »
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 »
With the transition to MDS 3.0 and RUG-IV now complete, providers may be feeling relieved that they're finally prepared for the newly established Read More »
AT A GLANCE Besides promoting resident-centered care, the new Resident Interviews in the MDS 3.0 will ensure greater accuracy of the information Read More »
At a glance… Providers with effective and dynamic leadership in an atmosphere of resident-directed care are likely to be the ones to experience a Read More »
Just as your organization uses operational, compliance, and financial audits to understand how well you are meeting your mission and objectives, Read More »
New terms are being bantered about in healthcare. One is the “accountable care organization.” The idea is that a group of providers—primary care Read More »
