The “household” concept is helping many senior living communities successfully compete in today’s markets. This case study, provided by David Slack, principal at the Aging Research Institute,...
Bottom to top upgrade
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 01, 2013
Flooded by Hurricane Sandy, a 10-story Brooklyn facility renovated from basement to rooftop, improving its look and storm-proofing.
Frontline presents skewed picture of assisted living, ALFA leader says
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 31, 2013
Incidents of resident harm are “rare and isolated” in assisted living communities, and providers work closely with regulators and support transparency, the leader of the Assisted Living Federation...
Coro Health debuts mobile app
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 10, 2013
A new mobile app from Coro Health allows users to access religious texts or prayers.
‘Scary’ front-page story gave scant attention to benefits of long-term care insurance, industry...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 08, 2013
Long-term care insurance has benefited policyholders more than a recent Wall Street Journal front-page story indicates, according to the nation’s largest LTC insurance trade group.
Progress, success stories on tap for national conference call on dementia care in nursing homes
Jul 03, 2013
Providers and other stakeholders are invited to a national conference call on improving dementia care by lessening the use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes. The call begins at 12:30 p.m. Eastern...
Ask the legal expert … about email privacy
By
John Durso
Jul 01, 2013
Are emails between nursing staff and supervisors commenting on a resident’s status — such as cautions about keeping an eye on a resident who ultimately falls into a bad condition (pressure ulcer,...
Bill would help nursing homes pay for sprinkler system updates
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 21, 2013
Nursing homes that need to update their sprinkler systems would benefit from a recently introduced tax bill.
Health IT summit on tap for long-term and post-acute care providers
Jun 14, 2013
Information technology experts and interested stakeholders throughout long-term care and post-acute care fields will be gathering Monday and Tuesday in Baltimore for their annual IT Summit in Baltimore....
AHCA members zero in on quality on Capitol Hill
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 04, 2013
Providers will focus on promoting solutions to the “doc fix,” bad debt and the observation stay loophole during visits with their Congressional representatives Tuesday. And they shouldn’t...