“Fasten your seat belts. It’s going to be a bumpy ride!” That Bette Davis chestnut (from the film classic All About Eve), came to mind as I nabbed a Read More »
I had seen her a few times on the bus ride home from work: late 20s, window seat, cell phone pressed to ear. She looked the same every day, and like Read More »
A proposed rule published Thursday in the Federal Register outlines the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) options to updating payment Read More »
Middle age isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. Gone are the carefree days when “life began at 40,” when children were grown and empty-nesters Read More »
I have been in long-term care (LTC) design for more than 17 years and finally have my first LEED LTC project. The city is actually the one pushing Read More »
Nursing homes and assisted living facilities no longer have to worry about paying licensing fees to show videos to residents, according to a joint Read More »
A meeting with the National Council of Senior Citizens resulted in President John F. Kennedy designating May 1963 as Senior Citizens Month, Read More »
Cuts, cuts, cuts. Cuts in state budgets, in federal budgets, in Medicare and Medicaid. There will be cuts in services to older adults, especially Read More »
Frequent social activity may help to prevent or delay cognitive decline in old age, according to research conducted at Rush University Medical Center Read More »
Faced with an aging patient population and compelling data that confirm the benefits of blood pressure-lowering medications in seniors 80 years and Read More »
How do architectural students envision design that supports person-centered care in a long-term care setting? Kaye Brown invites you to take a look. Read More »
If you’ve ever used a senior placement company to generate leads, you’ve probably found them to be professional and hassle-free, serving both your Read More »
When I returned to my hotel room in a large American city recently, something seemed wrong. I just had that queasy feeling. A quick inventory of my Read More »
Long-term care costs have continued to rise steadily each year, with the average cost of a private nursing home room having inflated 3.5% annually, Read More »
Don't believe claims that hand sanitizers and antiseptic products prevent MRSA infections. These statements are unproven, said the Food and Drug Read More »
“A popular misconception of brain development is that there is a specific period of development that levels off as people age. Your brain doesn’t know how old you are nor does it care,” says Emeritus Senior Living’s Paul Nussbaum, PhD, author of Save Your Brain and Brain Health Lifestyle. Read More »
The National Health and Aging Trends Study, led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, will begin enrolling Read More »
Last week in my first blog on partnering with hospitals in the ACO era, I offered a recap of a session I attended during the recent Assisted Living Read More »
New criteria and guidelines for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease have been published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Read More »
A few months ago I began searching for someone local to help drive me, run errands, and aid in other miscellaneous excursions. I preferred someone Read More »
Demand for long-term care facilities is strong and future prospects continue to look positive for services such as assisted living, nursing homes, Read More »
The House passed late last week a FY2012 budget plan that would cut trillions in spending over the next decade, transforming Medicare to a voucher Read More »
This month, ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) announced the winners of its 2010 Student Competition, a juried national design competition Read More »
I recently ordered a privacy noise machine to test out for our long-term care projects in spaces where HR or payroll/billing issues are discussed. Read More »
Twenty-five states reported a double-digit percentage increase in the number of residents with long-term care insurance, according to annual data Read More »
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced four initiatives to improve coordinated care for people with Medicaid and Read More »
It was two years before a resident my age was admitted to my first nursing home. At that time I was usually busy on my computer doing a part-time Read More »
During a speech today at George Washington University, President Obama set a goal of reducing the U.S. deficit by $4 trillion within 12 years and Read More »
Nursing home operator Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., announced earlier this week that it has hired J.P. Morgan Securities to assist the company in Read More »
