Aging in style: Film focuses on senior fashion, senior care
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 02, 2014
The new documentary “Advanced Style” provides inspiring examples of vibrant aging, sharing the stories of older women — some nearing 100 — who continue to push the boundaries of fashion....
Proposed hospital payment measures do not consider post-acute care sufficiently, AHCA tells CMS
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 26, 2014
A potential new Medicare payment measure for hip and knee replacements needs to be revised, or it could limit patients’ access to care, according to the American Health Care Association/National...
One tip to improve long-term care marketing
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 25, 2014
Feed your marketers, they’re probably starving. Sorry, this won’t be as easy as dialing Domino’s … I don’t mean LTC marketing executives are starving for food, but that they...
Nursing home resident died during evacuation, NY Times reports
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 25, 2014
A 92-year-old resident died during the evacuation of a nursing home in western New York last week, The New York Times reported Sunday.
Massive snowstorm forces partial evacuation of NY nursing home
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 20, 2014
Ten New York counties were in a state of emergency Wednesday, and one nursing home near Buffalo had to partially evacuate the building after a deadly winter storm swept through the area.
Feel-good stories that make nursing homes look bad
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 18, 2014
Being discharged from a nursing facility to a home- or community-based setting seems like a completely positive development — and the media certainly present it that way. These human interest stories...
GA nursing home resident charged with murdering roommate
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 17, 2014
A nursing home resident has been charged with strangling her roommate to death. She is being held by authorities in Georgia.
Court rules against religious nonprofits in contraception mandate case
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 17, 2014
Religiously affiliated employers have been given an appropriate method to opt out of providing contraception insurance coverage to their workers, a U.S. appeals court ruled Friday. The issue is of concern...
Nursing home settles case of resident hit, killed by food cart
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 04, 2014
A California long-term care facility has agreed to settle a wrongful death case involving a resident who was struck by a dining cart, local news sources reported Monday.
3 tips for a strong SNF-hospice partnership
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 28, 2014
Easier said than done. That phrase often pops into my head when I read the latest long-term care research.