Pamela Tabar |
March 2, 2016 The owner of the ALF, which doubled as an animal shelter, has been charged with four counts of elder neglect as police find residents soiled and surrounded by stray cats and dogs.
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Kathleen Mears |
February 22, 2016 SNF resident blogger Kathleen Mears relates an exciting moment in the dining room, and how everyone reacted when smoke began pouring out of a dining room light fixture.
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Nicole Stempak |
February 11, 2016 Life Enriching Communities wants to help seniors plan for a possible transition of care while they're still healthy and independent.
Read More » Nicole Stempak |
February 4, 2016 State and federal investigators shut down multiple nursing homes operated by New Beginnings Care, LLC. The company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Read More » Pamela Tabar |
February 2, 2016 Cleaning professionals are betting on better training and more efficient processes to aid staff retention and cut costs.
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Stan Szpytek |
February 1, 2016 Upcoming code compliance regs are about to take a fresh look at fire doors, says Long-Term Living's fire safety experty Stan Szpytek. Here's what your facility ops and risk management teams need to know.
Read More » Nicole Stempak |
January 28, 2016 Mergers and acquisitions recovered after a drop in the first half of 2015, according to The Health Care M&A report from Levin Associates, Inc.
Read More » Kathleen Mears |
January 25, 2016 Keeping up with appearances isn't easy. Even though maintenance and upgrades can be difficult, they are a necessary investment.
Read More » Pamela Tabar |
January 21, 2016 The investment firm's healthcare arm taps one of the country’s most famous senior care culture change gurus.
Read More » Nicole Stempak |
January 15, 2016 Nursing home and memory care residents were moved to another facility until repairs can be made. Both facilities are owned by the same company but operate under different state regulations. The facility accepting evacuees doesn’t accept Medicaid, causing a major snag in the disaster preparedness plan.
Read More » The economy has been a challenge for some CCRCs in recent years, but what’s next for CCRCs? Asbury Communities President and CEO Doug Leidig discusses the opportunities and challenges for this market sector.
Read More » Stan Szpytek |
December 18, 2015 CMS is expected to adopt a new edition of the Life Safety Codes soon, so give your facilities management team the gift of a head start on upcoming changes.
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Megan Combs |
November 12, 2015 California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform and three nursing home residents have filed a lawsuit against the state saying it is allegedly illegally allowing residents to be "dumped" from nursing homes to hospitals.
Read More » Pamela Tabar |
October 22, 2015 IEHA, a professional organization for directors of housekeeping and facility operations, launched the seal of approval program to help long-term care communities choose products based on hand-on testing.
Read More » Megan Combs |
October 14, 2015 If your facility isn't on social media, the latest results from a Pew Research Center survey, could convince you to change your marketing plan.
Read More » Megan Combs |
October 5, 2015 Five facilities are memory care facilities in Illinois and assisted living units in Washington and Oregon.
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I Advance Senior Care |
September 18, 2015 Put the pencil and forms away. Efficiency and economies improve with specialized, integrated operations software technology designed for senior living businesses.
Read More » Megan Combs |
September 18, 2015 The Coalition for Quality Care releases a new report citing repeat violations in nursing homes across the nation.
Read More » Megan Combs |
September 15, 2015 Griffin-American Healthcare REIT acquired Trilogy Investors LLC, the parent company of Trilogy Health Services LLC.
Read More » Megan Combs |
September 10, 2015 Omnicare was accused of offering "illegal remuneration to skilled nursing facilities in exchange for referrals to its pharmacy business."
Read More » Megan Combs |
September 8, 2015 Ziegler released an early glimpse of the LeadingAge Ziegler 150 in an email last week.
Read More » Megan Combs |
August 28, 2015 Kaiser Health News reports only a third of African American Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in hospice before death, compared to half of white beneficiaries.
Read More » Megan Combs |
August 19, 2015 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid announced that 2,100 participants have moved on to the contract, risk-bearing period of the bundling pilot program.
Read More » Megan Combs |
August 18, 2015 New Senior Investment Group acquired 28 private pay, independent living properties from Holiday Retirement.
Read More » Megan Combs |
August 18, 2015 Seniors living in nursing homes are more likely to be dehydrated than seniors living independently, according to a new study.
Read More » Megan Combs |
August 17, 2015 Four long-term/post-acute care providers have earned this year's top quality awards from the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living.
Read More » Megan Combs |
August 14, 2015 Massachusetts lawmakers are asking that the process companies go through to sell or close a nursing home become more public.
Read More » Megan Combs |
August 10, 2015 The task force has been asked to identify ways the health department can advance quality improvement in the state's LTC facilities.
Read More » Megan Combs |
August 10, 2015 Sen. Bob Casey (D-Penn.) has called for an investigation of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid's five-star nursing home compare tool.
Read More » An assisted living owner looking to sell the building puts the heat on residents to vacate the premises by turning off their air conditioning.
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