Like millions of American citizens, I took part in that annual rite of revelry last Sunday night: The viewing of the televised Super Bowl football Read More »
Kindred Healthcare, Inc., and RehabCare Group, Inc., today announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement under which Kindred will acquire Read More »
A few weeks ago I was cruising through the nursing home when I saw two male residents pushing furniture up the hallway. Since they were not hurrying Read More »
Many seniors with rheumatoid arthritis aren't receiving needed medications despite medical recommendations that patients receive early treatment, Read More »
Surprise, surprise: The elderly who reside in nursing homes wish to be actively engaged. Such is the theme of a recent blog from Susan Misiorski, Read More »
…for two good reasons. Yesterday, Pennsylvania and Ohio, despite being ardent supporters of numerous hometown sports teams, pinned their hopes on Read More »
The NFL has agreed to pay long-term care insurance premiums for retired players, according to a league announcement. The agreement was signed with Read More »
Compared with nonprofit hospice agencies, for-profit hospices have a higher percentage of patients with diagnoses associated with lower skilled care Read More »
Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, sent a letter today to governors outlining the support available to Read More »
Editor’s note: This is the moment you’ve surely all been waiting for: Gary Tetz is now blogging for Long-Term Living. Be sure to look for his posts Read More »
In a recently released position paper, APIC—the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology—has recommended mandatory Read More »
Medical Waste Machine Medical Innovations' Medical Waste Machine system replaces the expense of ongoing medical waste removal for long-term care Read More »
The core of “succession” is the word “success.” An effective board knows that changes in the CEO are inevitable through retirement, illness, death, Read More »
When MDS 3.0 went into effect in October 2010, Section M: Skin Conditions was immediately perceived as a special challenge. It was not simply that Read More »
Raimundo Giusti, Floor Technician, Spring House Estates Fingerprints on the doors, dust bunnies in the corners, unpleasant aromas, and plain old Read More »
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) enforces equal employment opportunity laws. This most prominently includes Executive Read More »
Old age is a stage of life in which people are still developing. The Erickson School teaches that organizations that embrace and enact this 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 »
Part one of a two-part series on data security measures Whether or not it was ever intended, healthcare providers these days are responsible for 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 »
Larry Minnix addresses the 2009 American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) Annual Meeting in Chicago. Photos courtesy of Read More »
The Baby Boomers, of which I am a member, have been analyzed and documented and marketed to relentlessly since the first wave of World War II U.S. Read More »
With 285 million people suffering from diabetes worldwide,1 the disease has become a global epidemic.2 Twenty million people suffer from diabetes in 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 »
A new iPhone application launched by the London-based Alzheimer's Society aims to raise awareness around dementia as well as tackle the stigma Read More »
A federal judge in Florida ruled Monday that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional due to the mandate that most Read More »
