Kevin Kolus

Kevin Kolus wrote for I Advance Senior Care / Long-Term Living when he was an editor. He left the brand in 2012. He is now senior communications manager at Cleveland Clinic.

DESIGN 2011 Merit Winner: Penick Village Garden Cottage, Southern Pines, North Carolina

Alan Moore, AIA, Principal • CJMW Congratulations to all Citation of Merit winners! It was a long process. Alan Moore emphasizes this again and Read More »

DESIGN 2011 Merit Winner: Merrill Gardens at The University, Seattle, Washington

Brian Runberg, AIA, Principal • Runberg Architecture Group PLLC Congratulations to all Citation of Merit winners! The evolution of Merrill Gardens Read More »

CLASS supporters deflated on day of confrontation

LeadingAge President Larry Minnix was before the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee yesterday, testifying on behalf of the Community Living Read More »

Emeritus communities respond to tsunami

Emeritus Senior Living has issued emergency plans for all West Coast communities in response to today’s tsunami, according to its Web site. Read More »

Celebrating 88 years of life

Sadie is an incredible person. On this Saturday evening, the short, silver-haired Sicilian is surrounded by her loving family at an Italian Read More »

Associations divided over Obama’s 2012 budget

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 »

Florida ombudsman fired after clashing with LTC providers

It seems long-term care operators wield more influence over public opinion than previously considered—at least in the Sunshine State. The Miami Read More »

PHI looks at ‘what matters most’ to residents

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 »

10 Years of Larry

Larry Minnix addresses the 2009 American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) Annual Meeting in Chicago. Photos courtesy of Read More »

Larry Minnix recalls his first big firing

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 »

Latest in reform repeal shows politicians aren’t taking anything seriously

On Wednesday, the House passed “H.R.2 - Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act”. Yes, that’s the actual name of the bill our elected officials Read More »

The ‘LeadingAge’ change approaches; the intent remains

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 »

Get excited for 2011

While it should never be the aim of a magazine to “stir the pot” for the sake of controversy, in the case of Long-Term Living’s upcoming January Read More »

Long-Term Living’s e-news receives top honors

It was a satisfying moment yesterday when I was notified that SeniorHomes.com voted Long-Term Living’s weekly e-news “Best Industry Newsletter” for 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 »

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 »

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 »

Friday afternoon webcast to discuss seniors and the flu

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hosting a live webcast at 1:15 p.m. EST today in the effort to remind and educate seniors about Read More »

Win this senior living sweepstakes, get a free room!

Here’s a novel way to increase occupancy: Give your rooms away. That’s what Emeritus Senior Living is doing with a new sweepstakes in which one Read More »

Social media lab an unexpected success with AAHSA members

As previewed in last month’s cover story, AAHSA has something a bit different for its members at this week’s annual meeting in Los Angeles: a social Read More »

Lost patient data? Tell your residents

Mac McMillan understands risk. The CEO of CynergisTek Inc., McMillan spent more than 20 years in the federal government—including time as a colonel Read More »

Mather Pavilion’s Culture of Leadership

2010 OPTIMA Award proudly sponsored by Since 1996, Long-Term Read More »

Preparing your staff

TRAINING RESOURCES For more information on CMS' training materials, including current RAI Manual updates, visit Read More »

Activities’ angst

Editor's note: Kevin Kolus submits this month's editorial after intense reader feedback to a blog left him with unanswered questions. Read the Read More »

Fee-for-service increases resident satisfaction, profit

At a glance… A tip for assisted living providers: Incremental profit works. It just takes a different approach to billing, and that's where Read More »

Don’t be afraid to ask for more

At a glance… Renegotiating vendor contracts presents no-nonsense, cost-cutting opportunities. It's no secret long-term care professionals have a Read More »

2009 AAHSA Annual Meeting & Exposition Video Recap

Minnix discusses CLASS Act Larry Minnix, president and CEO of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA), speaks to Read More »

‘The art of discipline’

If it is possible for long-term care operators to forecast an economic storm, the management at Carol Woods Retirement Community might as well be Read More »

Cogeneration turns waste into cash

It's been seen many times before in American film. A camera is resting ground level, capturing white vapor as it slowly billows up through a Read More »

The Hunks of Greenspring

No, your eyes haven’t deceived you. These pictures are genuine. The Hunks of Greenspring are the real deal—full of class, in the buff and, hopefully, Read More »