Will you be my Valentine? That was the question of the day last Friday at Our Island Home in Nantucket, MA, during the annual Valentine’s Ball.
She’s paying it forward
By
Liza Berger
Feb 01, 2009
Kay Kallander, Senior VP, American Baptist Homes of the West
Bill would expand education, training for workers in LTC
By
Liza Berger
Feb 01, 2009
A group of bipartisan U.S. senators and congressmen last month introduced legislation to offer more educational and training opportunities for healthcare workers in long-term care and gerontology.
Stimulus bill gives nursing homes reason to smile
By
Liza Berger
Feb 11, 2009
It’s OK to crack a grin now that Congress has reached a tentative agreement on the colossal economic stimulus package. Nursing homes have a lot to be happy about. Here’s why: —The biggest bang of...
Economic stimulus package still in the works
By
Liza Berger
Feb 10, 2009
It’s not over yet. The Senate managed to pass a $838 billion dollar stimulus bill today. But before it can become law the House and Senate have to iron out their differences—and not just the price...
Nursing homes supported by amendment in stimulus bill
By
Liza Berger
Feb 05, 2009
It’s been an anxious time on Capitol Hill as the highly anticipated stimulus package has suffered a head-on collision with partisan gridlock over spending. But the long-term care community can be grateful...
Daschle withdrawal could hold up healthcare reform efforts
By
Liza Berger
Feb 03, 2009
A wrench was thrown into President Obama’s healthcare reform goals today after Tom Daschle withdrew his nomination for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. It was presumably over...
Steamrolling Bush policies
By
Liza Berger
Jan 29, 2009
Talk about repeals. Since he has taken office, President Obama has practically been a one-man steamroller, crushing Bush era policies and laws with the force of his pen. The latest was his signing today...
Stimulus package ‘so far so good’ for nursing homes
By
Liza Berger
Jan 27, 2009
OK, so it’s my birthday. Perhaps it’s because of all the attention (and presents) I’ve been getting, but I sense some good things on the horizon—at least in Washington. I’m speaking specifically...
Spread the word: Long-term care is hiring
By
Liza Berger
Jan 23, 2009
It seems ironic, doesn’t it? Long-term care, often criticized as a financial albatross, may be an engine for economic growth. That is what the American Health Care Association and the Alliance for Quality...