Familial versions of Alzheimer’s could be detected two decades before symptoms start, research...
Jul 25, 2011
Inheritable types of Alzheimer’s disease could be detectable up to 20 years before the onset of memory and cognition problems, new research suggests.
Nursing home dementia residents staying in hospice longer, analysis says
Dec 16, 2010
An analysis of nursing home records found that dementia patients are increasingly using hospice care benefits. It also revealed that 40% of nursing home residents suffer from some degree of dementia at...
Retail giants wrap up vaccine clinics, launch new LTC services for ongoing care
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 23, 2021
CVS Health and Walgreens have completed their final LTC clinics, and are handing the reins to Omnicare and PharMerica to provide ongoing COVID-19 vaccination services in skilled nursing facilities and...
Profile: Benjamin A. Breier
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 06, 2017
Benjamin A. Breier may be at the helm of one of long-term care’s industry giants as the president and CEO of Kindred Healthcare. But in one big way, he’s similar to many of his employees. Work-life...
How to do it … maximizing rehab space
By
John Hall
Oct 01, 2016
State-of-the-art equipment and amenities attract growing legions of aging boomers to rehab. Where to put them all — the people and equipment, that is — is the challenge. Even with limited budgets and...
The curious case of the disappearing CNA
By
Oct 27, 2015
In high school, I had a job working in the foodservice industry, which I strongly believe should be a mandatory part of the teenage experience. It might have helped a recently fired nurses’ aide,...
Tornado shelters should be installed in nursing homes, government agency recommends in report on Joplin...
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 04, 2014
The deadly tornado that destroyed a Missouri nursing home three years ago showed that long-term care facilities need to have specially designed shelter areas, says a recently released government report....
Transgender Army veteran rejected by ‘dozens’ of long-term care facilities highlights rising issue...
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 17, 2021
A leading advocacy group for LGBT seniors says specialized inclusivity training can help providers avoid situations such as the one that recently saw a U.S. Army veteran rejected by “dozens” of facilities,...
Moneyball in LTC – Do you know your numbers?
By
Neil Hefta
Dec 27, 2018
I challenge you to find your Moneyball questions as a hiring manager to create your best employee lineup. As a candidate wanting to get that game winning hit and landing that dream job, review your professional...
Labor Day, and remembering
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Sep 09, 2015
So we just had Labor Day, a time when most of the country gets a three-day weekend and forgets that many of those in service jobs don’t have that luxury.